The Allure of the Voice

Xu Yi truly wanted to give Starfall the cold shoulder, yet seeing those straightforward words still stirred a faint, dark desire within him.

How could this person always hit exactly the right spot?

Unlike his other fish, Starfall’s words felt incredibly vivid, as though he were deliberately guiding Xu Yi’s imagination.

Could he really talk this intimately with people all the time? He was far too skilled at it.

Though Xu Yi himself wasn’t much better.

It was a mutually desired game.

Moreover, Starfall’s voice was simply too attractive. More than reading the messages, Xu Yi desperately wanted to hear him say those things out loud.

Xu Yi disliked being controlled, so he typed:

Xu Yi: Why don’t you send a voice message? Are you only brave enough to type dirty talk?

He was gambling.

If Starfall really started sending provocative voice messages from now on, it would become an overwhelming source of pleasure for Xu Yi.

A voice like that whispering dirty things would make him instantly react.

And if Starfall didn’t dare, then the initiative would simply return to Xu Yi’s hands.

Either way, Xu Yi won.

– Silent-Good-Voice-Domineering-Top: Voice Message (0:03) –

It arrived almost instantly.

Xu Yi unconsciously swallowed.

He had to admit he was deeply tempted.

Completely ignoring whatever the little puppy was still rambling about on the call, Xu Yi abruptly turned off both Wi-Fi and mobile data, causing the voice call to disconnect due to poor connection.

That way, the little puppy would assume he’d fallen asleep or lost signal and wouldn’t dare call again for fear of disturbing him.

Even though Xu Yi lived alone, he still eagerly put on his earphones before tapping the voice message.

This way, it would feel as though the other person’s lips were pressed directly against his ear while speaking.

The message played.

A lazy, slightly ambiguous voice instantly flooded his ears, the faint smile hidden in the tone making Xu Yi’s earlobes tingle while a subtle numbness spread through his lower body.

Xu Yi didn’t even process what Starfall had said the first time.

He instinctively replayed it.

“Baby, your legs must be really soft, huh?”

How could he say something like that?!

Xu Yi’s face instantly flushed bright red.

Xu Yi, who had participated in countless suggestive calls before, was actually blushing because of a single sentence from the other person.

He accidentally caught sight of himself in the full-length mirror.

The corners of his eyes were slightly red, and his thighs had unconsciously pressed tightly together.

Xu Yi was no innocent. He knew exactly what he looked like right now—

like a ripe pink fruit waiting to be picked.

Damn…

I can’t take this…

I want—

Xu Yi replayed the voice message again, burying himself deep into his pillow.

Unconsciously closing his eyes, he imagined a tall, broad body holding him tightly while large hands kneaded his thighs.

Unable to resist, Xu Yi replayed it once more.

But this time, the contents changed.

“Baby, how many times are you replaying this?”

The young man’s voice carried a lazy smile, full of teasing mockery, as though he had already guessed Xu Yi would repeatedly listen to the recording.

Xu Yi abruptly snapped back to reality.

His dirty thoughts had been completely exposed.

His heartbeat became terrifyingly fast, leaving him with the strange feeling of having been toyed with—

yet somehow becoming even more addicted.

Xu Yi forced himself to reply first.

Only then did he notice the timestamp.

Three whole minutes had already passed since Starfall sent the voice message.

Xu Yi hurriedly sent a voice reply, deliberately adding a faint breathiness to his tone.

“Just saw your message. I was downstairs taking out the trash.”

The moment he sent it, several new messages popped up one after another.

“Wearing that lace nightgown that exposes your ass?”

“Are you even wearing anything underneath? You’re so naughty, probably not, right?”

“You haven’t already been seen naked by somebody else, have you?”

The other party’s tone remained completely calm and unhurried, as though casually discussing tonight’s dinner.

Meanwhile, Xu Yi’s face became redder and redder.

The scenes Starfall described uncontrollably began forming in his head.

He was reacting this intensely to a man he had only known for a single day.

Had it really been too long since he relieved his physical needs?

Feeling too passive, Xu Yi became slightly embarrassed and annoyed.

This time, he deliberately replied with text instead of voice.

Xu Yi: I’m going to sleep.

– Silent-Good-Voice-Domineering-Top: Are you angry, baby? –

Xu Yi ignored him.

He stared at the pile of voice messages before silently changing Starfall’s contact name.

It was the first time he had ever renamed someone like this.

He simply changed it to:

My Husband.

Then he opened his screen recorder and saved all of Starfall’s voice messages.

Combined with the contact name “My Husband,” the experience somehow felt even better.

Damn, I love this so much.

****

Meanwhile, Lu Xingyan had already wandered around the dorm building twice.

Only after successfully teasing the other person did he finally head back upstairs.

His pants felt a little tight.

Lu Xingyan forcibly calmed himself down, making sure nothing looked too obvious before quickly returning to the dormitory.

Inside the room, Li Yuan—a roommate from another city—had already arrived.

Lu Xingyan casually greeted him before quietly grabbing his toiletries and heading toward the bathroom.

He needed a shower.

The summer night was humid and sticky, making his body feel uncomfortable.

Of course, the most important reason was—

Lu Xingyan paused, took out his phone, and opened Princess’s Moments again.

He really liked that picture of her legs.

He planned to look at it while showering.

Half an hour later, Lu Xingyan finally came back out.

Princess still hadn’t replied to his messages.

Maybe she had genuinely fallen asleep.

Or maybe she was replaying his voice messages while doing something else.

Lu Xingyan curled his lips slightly.

Now that he had vented his frustration, he was in an exceptionally good mood.

Especially because his phone screen was now smeared with fingerprints.

It almost felt as though Princess herself had also been dirtied by him.

“Brother Yan, did you go out with your girlfriend? You came back so late.”

Li Yuan, naturally sociable, curiously gossiped while gaming on his computer.

Lu Xingyan remembered the voice messages he had sent earlier and let out a low chuckle.

“Yeah. My girlfriend’s pretty clingy.”

“Tsk tsk, I’m so jealous.”

Lu Xingyan said nothing more and climbed back into bed.

Before sleeping, he finally sent one last message.

Starfall: Goodnight, baby.

Naturally, there was no reply.

****

The next morning, Xu Yi slept until after ten.

He had exhausted himself quite badly the night before. When he woke up, his limbs felt weak and sore, and even his legs felt slightly unstable.

Yawning sleepily with blurry eyes, Xu Yi instinctively opened the chat window he had forgotten to close.

An hour earlier, Starfall had sent him a simple “Good morning.”

Nothing else.

He hadn’t called him “baby” again.

Compared to last night, he suddenly seemed much more normal.

Today, Xu Yi needed to pack for school registration.

Since his home wasn’t far from campus, he only packed enough belongings for about a week.

As for bedding and daily necessities, it would be more convenient to buy them near school.

That way, everything fit neatly into a single suitcase.

By the time Xu Yi finished packing, it was already noon.

One of his online boyfriends had ordered lunch and milk tea for him.

Xu Yi took a picture, posted it to his Moments, and captioned it:

“So delicious!”

That way, he wouldn’t need to guess who had sent it.

The moment he opened his computer, his phone immediately began vibrating nonstop.

Several people had already replied.

Xu Yi clicked into the top conversation—

Starfall, whom he had foolishly renamed “My Husband” last night.

– My Husband: Was it one of your gege who bought it for you? –

The other party probably already viewed him as some kind of femme fatale.

Xu Yi sighed inwardly.

This person was too smart.

Continuing like this might not be safe.

Xu Yi: If you’re going to think of me like that, then let’s just unfriend each other.

– My Husband: Sorry. I was wrong, baby. –

Xu Yi: Don’t call me baby.

– My Husband: Then what does Princess want me to call you? –

Xu Yi: Xiao Yi.

– My Husband: Xiao Yi wants to reach Top Tier? Gege will carry you. –

Xu Yi fell silent.

He really did want to reach Top Tier.

School registration was tomorrow anyway, so arriving slightly later today wasn’t a problem.

Thinking this, Xu Yi obediently logged back into the game.

He was still twenty-five stars away from Top Tier, and there was only one month left before the season ended.

During weekdays at school, he could still play games, but most of his online boyfriends constantly demanded voice calls, which wasn’t very convenient.

He wondered whether Starfall would become the same.

After entering the game, Xu Yi professionally continued providing emotional value, showering Starfall with all sorts of exaggerated compliments.

However, their final match was likely affected by winning too many games consecutively, triggering a “punishment match.”

Not long after the game started, the marksman saw Xu Yi’s ID “Princess” along with his soft support pick. The moment the lane fell behind, the marksman immediately started flaming him.

Normally, Xu Yi would either curse back directly or, if it were an important promotion match, sweet-talk the teammate in a cute voice.

But Starfall was here today.

To preserve his image, Xu Yi simply muted the marksman and ignored him.

After respawning and walking a short distance beside Starfall, he suddenly saw Starfall’s character stop moving.

A line of white text appeared in the bottom-left chat.

Starfall: Trash shouldn’t bark.

Starfall: If you don’t want to play, then go AFK.

After typing that, Starfall continued escorting Xu Yi through the map as though nothing had happened.

The words themselves weren’t especially vicious.

Yet Xu Yi still couldn’t help curling his lips upward, warmth spreading through his chest.

Starfall was actually pretty nice.

In the end, they successfully turned the game around under Starfall’s leadership.

The moment the enemy crystal exploded, Xu Yi saw Starfall’s microphone icon light up.

“We still would’ve won without you. Understand?”

“Useless.”

The clear male voice carried overwhelming superiority, as though such a difficult match had merely been a warm-up exercise for him.

Compared to the loud screaming and mutual insults from his previous teammates and online boyfriends, this calm, crushing mockery somehow satisfied Xu Yi even more.

It also gave him a strange sense of being controlled.

Another wave of heat surged through him.

After the match ended, Starfall immediately said over voice chat that he was going to eat before logging off.

Xu Yi snapped back to reality and eagerly opened WeChat.

Xu Yi: Thank you, Gege, for carrying me!

Xu Yi: [Cute Cat Hug emoji].jpg

Xu Yi: I want to buy Gege milk tea!! Send me your address!

The cheerful and clingy “girl” persona Xu Yi played online was completely different from his real personality.

Sometimes, even he found it exhausting.

Starfall, however, showed no hesitation and quickly sent over an address.

Xu Yi froze.

Same city.

Even the same district.

Too close.

The chances of an online relationship in the same city becoming a real-life meeting were dangerously high.

A faint sense of disappointment suddenly rose in Xu Yi’s chest.

He was a man.

Online dating was just entertainment—just stress relief.

There was no future in it.

Even with someone nearby, he had to avoid revealing his real location.

Xu Yi frowned.

Once he reached Top Tier, he would stop contacting Starfall.

Someone in the same city was simply too risky.

Even so, Xu Yi still picked a popular milk tea brand and placed an order for the other party.

Xu Yi: Take a photo after it arrives, okay? If it tastes good, I’ll try it too.

Starfall replied with a voice message.

“Are you treating me like a lab rat?”

The other person sounded like he was walking somewhere, his voice lazy and relaxed, not sounding bothered at all about being a “test subject.”

Expressionless, Xu Yi instinctively blurted out:

“I just wanted to drink the same milk tea as Gege.”

The moment the message sent, Starfall immediately called him.

Xu Yi jumped in surprise.

He rarely accepted voice calls during the daytime.

Most men who called him only wanted to hear him make suggestive noises.

Unsure what Starfall wanted, Xu Yi hesitated before finally accepting.

Normally, he was extremely experienced with voice calls.

Yet this time, he felt inexplicably nervous about speaking.

So he silently waited for the other party to say something first.

Faintly, he could hear a man’s breathing through the receiver. Starfall was probably still walking outside.

The silence made Xu Yi uncomfortable, so he took the initiative.

“Why did you call me?”

“Hm?” Starfall sounded genuinely confused. “Sorry. My phone was in my hand and I accidentally pressed it.”

“Brother Yan, is that your girlfriend?”

Another nearby voice sounded in the background—not loud, but close enough for Xu Yi to hear clearly.

Starfall gave a lazy hum in response, apparently too lazy to explain further.

Even knowing that, Xu Yi still couldn’t help blushing.

“I overthought it. I’m hanging up.”

“Don’t. Xiao Yi baby, I want to hear you talk more.”

Xu Yi had originally felt a little upset.

After all, the call had only been an accident, yet he’d answered immediately like someone desperate for attention.

But Starfall’s words still managed to soothe him a little.

The two casually chatted for a while.

Xu Yi actually quite enjoyed talking to Starfall.

The other person could smoothly respond to almost any topic and never deliberately showed off.

****

While chatting, Lu Xingyan suddenly received a photo from his cousin.

Because he didn’t want to reveal his own location—and also worried Xiao Yi would feel disappointed if he refused the milk tea—he had given his cousin’s address instead.

Without thinking too much, Lu Xingyan directly forwarded both the picture and his cousin’s message to Xu Yi.

Xiao Yi seemed to pause to look at the image.

Two seconds later, the voice call abruptly disconnected.

Lu Xingyan felt something was wrong and instinctively opened the chat window again.

The forwarded image was still there.

His cousin had no idea why the photo was needed; he simply knew his older cousin told him to take one.

The photo itself was extremely casual—a very stereotypical straight-guy picture taken toward a computer monitor.

In the reflection on the screen appeared the chubby figure of a fat little boy.

Lu Xingyan: “…”

What a miscalculation.

He hadn’t expected Xiao Yi to care so much about appearances.