sonovelo Chapter 319: Belonging
Chapter 319: Belonging
"I understand. I understand, so tell me what happened."
If that was what Qiong Xing wanted, Leander did not mind holding him as much as he wanted, but he also wanted to fill Qiong Xing’s heart, not just his body.
After that, he listened while holding Qiong Xing on the bed, and the more he heard, the more he felt like killing the man who had touched him.
He wanted to interrogate him and ask who had given him permission to lay a hand on him.
Leander was not someone who never felt jealousy toward Joa and the others.
Even so, unlike that idiot who had touched Qiong Xing without permission, he did not lash out or kill anyone, because they loved Qiong Xing above all else and always put Qiong Xing first.
That was exactly why they helped each other make up for what they could not do for him.
"Only we are allowed to touch Qiong Xing like this."
"Yes. Only you, Leander."
It was rare for Qiong Xing to show such strong rejection, which only showed how unpleasant the situation had been for him.
Because of that, Leander felt that being one of the few people he allowed was the greatest happiness.
"Come to think of it, I was annoying you at first too."
"Hehe, yes. I remember thinking, what is with this person?"
Qiong Xing smiled faintly at the memory.
When Leander said he had been quite unwelcome back then, Qiong Xing looked up at him with a smile that stole his breath away.
"But I was happy. Because of Leander, I never felt lonely. Because you were there, I was probably able to meet Elias and the others too. Because you chose me, I think I am who I am now. Thank you. Thank you for finding me."
"...I was probably born just to meet you, Qiong Xing."
He wanted to praise his past self for finding him.
He wanted to praise himself for never giving up on him.
More than anything, he wanted to make Qiong Xing, the one who chose him, even happier.
"That does not sound like you, Leander. But I am happy."
It was certainly something Elias would have said instead of Leander, but he truly meant it.
The person who had seized this miracle was surely the happiest of all.
"With you, with Elias, Cari, Joa, Albe, Iseul, Raon, Mayo, Lian, Rui, and Yue. I have so many precious people now that I do not deserve them."
Qiong Xing’s family was also an important family to Leander.
"It is because of Qiong Xing. Because it is Qiong Xing, everyone followed you. Because Qiong Xing is here, everyone is happy."
Because Qiong Xing was Qiong Xing, the present existed.
Elias and Joa were also important family to Leander, but they could not be compared to Qiong Xing.
Even with Lian, Rui, Yue, if asked to choose between them and Qiong Xing, Leander would choose Qiong Xing without hesitation.
That was how indispensable Qiong Xing was to Leander.
He was everything.
"Then it is mutual. I am happy because everyone is here too."
Mutual... huh.
It was such a Qiong Xing-like way of speaking.
"That is exactly why only Leander and the others are allowed to touch me like this. Only Leander and the others who love me and treasure me."
It was not acceptable for someone to selfishly approach Qiong Xing and try to hurt him.
When Leander checked the place where Qiong Xing had said it hurt, it had already turned into a bruise as if it had been squeezed with tremendous force.
Leander swore he would never forgive the man who had done this.
"This is... it must hurt. Let’s heal it immediately."
There was no need for him to endure something like this and wait for it to heal.
He immediately told him to heal it with magic and it was gone in an instant.
"If something like this happens again, do not hesitate to take them down. The only thing allowed to remain on your body is the things that left behind by our affection."
He pressed his lips to the spot where the bruise had been as if trying to erase it.
This beautiful body belonged only to Qiong Xing’s mates.
As he continued kissing him, the waist beneath his touch trembled as if overwhelmed and he gave affection as Qiong Xing desired.
"All of it is mine and it can only be filled with me."
...
"...So you actually don’t have any sense for drawing after all."
"Eh?"
At Raon’s quiet remark, Qiong Xing stopped his hands and looked up in surprise.
He looked at Raon, then back at what he was holding, but he could not understand why he would say that.
What Qiong Xing was making was pulled sugar candy art on a whim.
He had thought it might be possible and found that he could do it, so he had been making various shapes.
But Raon who had been watching him from the side had said that with a disappointed tone.
From Qiong Xing’s perspective, he thought they had turned out well, but it seemed Raon did not agree.
"Does this... not look like a rabbit?"
"Rabbits do not have ears that short and the face is completely distorted."
"..."
Why?
Qiong Xing wondered that as he turned to show it to Albe as well.
After thinking very hard, Albe tilted his head and said, "A dog?"
When Qiong Xing insisted it was a rabbit, he looked genuinely surprised and then laughed, so he ended up tickling his side.
Then, when Qiong Xing had Raon and Albe try making some, they effortlessly produced perfect looking dog and cat candies.
"...Then please make a dragon and a rose."
Feeling stubborn about it, he gave them more difficult prompts, but they managed to make those as well without trouble, leaving him unable to complain.
"Please make some for Cari and the others too."
Eventually, giving up on resisting and deciding to accept it, Qiong Xing had them make various shapes for the children as well.
He kept a dragon for himself.