Having fought with his boyfriend and having nowhere else to go, Xuan Tianyi soon found himself at the door of his archenemy turned best friend, Tan Yao."To what do I owe the honor of your visit today?" Tan Yao asked sarcastically after they had both taken their seats.
"Well, I"m just visiting?"
"You"re... Just visiting."
Nothing about Xuan Tianyi "just visiting" made any sense to Tan Yao.
"We"re friends now, aren"t we? You don"t visit me doesn"t mean I shouldn"t visit you," Xuan Tianyi said. In a manner that suggested that no truer sentence was ever spoken.
"Err... First, you stay at my boss" house. Thanks, but I"m not visiting you. Second, when was the last time you called me?"
"When was the last time you called me?"
After pondering on it for a second, Tan Yao shrugged. "We"re both s.h.i.+tty friends to each other. What can I offer you?"
Xuan Tianyi sighed theatrically.
Tan Yao wasn"t particularly interested in knowing what Xuan Tianyi"s problem was. In the hope that he could avoid learning about it, again, he asked, "So, what can I offer you?"
Xuan Tianyi sighed even more dramatically this time. Irritating Tan Yao.
"Just say what you want to say, for f.u.c.k"s sake."
"I... I..." Xuan Tianyi sighed again.
"For f.u.c.k"s sake," Tan Yao rolled his eyes and collapsed on the couch.
"Fine," Xuan Tianyi surrendered. "Hua Zhendan and I had a fight."
Tan Yao shook his head, "I"m not really sure I want to know what"s going on in my boss" bedroom."
Xuan Tianyi ignored him and started ranting, "He"s been totally unreasonable. And I"m the one who has to apologize even though I"ve done nothing wrong. Why am I always the one who apologizes first?"
Tan Yao opened his mouth to speak, but before a word could come out, Xuan Tianyi continued, "I think it"s because I"m the one who loves him more. That has to be it, right?"
Aware Xuan Tianyi wouldn"t let him speak, Tan Yao only nodded.
"I"m such a fool. What was I doing thinking I could make this relations.h.i.+p work? We"re both so different. I should just walk away from all of it. That"s what I should do."
"Okay. If that"s what you want," Tan Yao said nonchalantly.
"Are you crazy? Did you just suggest I break up with Hua Zhendan?"
"No, I didn"t," Tan Yao shook his head.
"Yes, you did. You just said I should break up with him if that"s what I want. Are you trying to kill me? I"ll die if I don"t have Hua Zhendan. I"ll die, I tell you."
Tan Yao shook his head in disbelief. In all of his life, having Xuan Tianyi—of all people—invade his personal s.p.a.ce, he"d never before felt as ill-fated as he felt at this moment. "Do you want to break up with him?"
"Of course not."
"Then don"t. It"s that simple."
"No, it"s not. He asked me to leave his office. No matter how many times we fought before, he"s never asked me to leave his presence. He"ll break up with me, I can see it. How do I get him to forgive me before he can ask to break up?"
"What did you do?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"Yes."
"Alright. You know what?" Tan Yao sat up as he spoke, "If I have to deal with any of your nonsense, I might have to shoot myself in the head first. You should leave."
Xuan Tianyi shook his head, "But you don"t know what happened. Maybe you can advise me."
"Advice? What do I know about dating a man."
"It"s not that much different from dating a female, I guess."
"Of course," Tan Yao said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
Xuan Tianyi didn"t take the hint. "Yeah. Anyway, you know about the magazine, right?"
"Of course, you"re a hotshot now. Its posters are everywhere on Shenhua Modelling."
"I know. So this guy asked for my autograph—"
"Wow! That"s big," Tan Yao said. Excited.
"Don"t interrupt."
"Okay," Tan Yao said while shaking his head.
"Yeah. This guy asked for my autograph. He specifically asked I sighed on his singlet. While I was doing that, Hua Zhendan saw us, and he thought I was flirting with the man."
"I can see how that"d be easy to misunderstand."
"I tried to explain but he won"t calm down. He got so mad he asked me to leave his office."
"Did he actually ask you to leave or did you conclude he did?"
"He did."
"Okay. Here"s what"s going to happen."
"What?"
"I think Hua Zhendan needs his s.p.a.ce—"
"That"s not going to happen."
"Ai! Hear me out first. You came to me for advice, didn"t you?"
Xuan Tianyi nodded.
"Well, I used to have this friend in high school who was really into me. She"d invade my s.p.a.ce at school until I felt like I was suffocating. One day, I got so frustrated, I yelled at her and asked her to stay away from me. Surprisingly, she complied."
Xuan Tianyi shook his head sadly.
"At first, I was relieved. But she didn"t come around the next day either. I started to think about how much I might"ve hurt her for her to stay away. Then I started missing her invading my s.p.a.ce. And I"m a very private person."
"You"re not that private. The first time you saw me, you asked me to room with you."
"Well, I got a roommate before because I didn"t have a choice. Then I got used to it. So, when he left, I needed a replacement."
Xuan Tianyi shrugged, "I"m sure I don"t need to stay away for Hua Zhendan to come around. He always forgives me eventually."
"But forgiveness isn"t what you should be looking for."
"What—"
"You didn"t do anything wrong, right?"
Xuan Tianyi nodded, "Right."
"Then you shouldn"t even be apologizing."
"I think so too."
"It sounds like you"re too available so he takes you for granted. He loves you, no doubt. If I am to judge by what happened at the beach. But he takes you for granted nevertheless."
"So, you want me to stay away?"
"Yeah. Rent a hotel room or something. Or go to your dorm."
"I could go to my sister"s. She"d be delighted to see me."
"Great. Even better. That"d fill the void in your heart so you don"t think about him too much."
"And you think this is going to work."
"I swear on my abs that it"s going to work."
Xuan Tianyi stared at Tan Yao. He"s never known anyone to swear on their abs before. The more he thought about it, the funnier it sounded. For a moment, he forgot about his troubles and burst into laughter.
Tan Yao smiled and waited for him to stop laughing.
Xuan Tianyi shook his head and muttered, "You"re crazy. You."
Tan Yao smiled and nodded, "If you say so."
Xuan Tianyi seemed to suddenly remember his problems. His face got serious and he asked, "This staying away from Hua Zhendan thingy. How long do I have to do it?"
"Three days."
"Three days? Are you crazy? What makes you think I would want to stay away from him for three days?"
"Ai!" Tan Yao wasn"t exhausted. He had forgotten he"d been talking to completely crazy. "It won"t take three days for him to call you, of course. Maybe a day or two."
"A day or two? Are you mad?"
"I"m sure he"ll call you soon enough. But in case he doesn"t, you should wait three days before you call him."
"This is a stupid plan."
"Do you want to continue apologizing for the rest of your life? For things you haven"t done?"
"I don"t mind it."
Tan Yao sighed, "But it"ll feel nice to not have to, right?"
"Right," Xuan Tianyi nodded in agreement.
"Then, this is the price you have to pay."
Xuan Tianyi kept quiet for a minute, then sighed, "Are you sure it"ll work?"
"A hundred percent."
"Fine, I"ll do it. Thank you."
"Anytime."
"This means I"ll need to go to the dorm for Pun Cho," Xuan Tianyi said thoughtfully.
"Who"s Pun Cho?"
"My teddy bear. I can"t sleep without him."
"Really?"
"Yeah. Except when I"m at Hua Zhendan"s. Actually, I found out I prefer having Hua Zhendan cuddling me than having to cuddle Pun Cho. I even sleep faster."
"You"re so weird."
Silence invaded the room for a minute.
Xuan Tianyi broke the silence, "About what you"ll offer me. I want a beer."
Tan Yao was in his own world already. "I can"t believe my boss is so insecure and unreasonable when it comes to love."
"Well, don"t think about it?"
"How can I not? He still terrifies me, you know?"
Xuan Tianyi smiled.
"And he cuddles you? He doesn"t seem like the kind of man who likes to cuddle."
Xuan Tianyi laughed, "He loves to cuddle."
Tan Yao rubbed his chin, "How"s he in bed?"
Xuan Tianyi widened his eyes, "Don"t ask me that."
"Come on, tell me. I"ll never stop wondering now. Just tell me, as a way to thank me for my advice."
"I can"t tell you that, it"s weird," Xuan Tianyi shook his head. Then continued, "What I can tell you though... Is that everything he does in the bedroom is terrific."
"d.a.m.n!" Tan Yao scratched his head.
Xuan Tianyi threw a pillow at him to bring him back to reality, "Don"t you dare try to imagine my boyfriend naked."
"Too late."
"Eww, you"re so gay."
"I am. I mean, I"ve even had a few terrific experiences myself in the past week."
Xuan Tianyi widened his eyes, "You what?"
"Yeah. Different guys, different races, different body builds. Know what I discovered about myself?"
"That you"re even gayer than you ever imagined?"
"Well... Yeah. But mostly... I"m a bottom."
Xuan Tianyi hadn"t expected that. He shook his head, "You said you don"t know anything about dating guys."
"True. I only know about having s.e.x with them. It"s great."
"I should leave. Before you make me miss my boyfriend more than I already do."
"Our conversation just got interesting and now you want to leave?"
"This conversation isn"t interesting, it"s disturbing."
"You"re a disturbance."
"Tan Yao?"
"En?"
"Make sure you use protection. All the time. Most especially with strangers."
Tan Yao smiled as Xuan Tianyi walked out the door. Who knew a conversation with this idiot could be so exhilarating?
***
When Hua Zhendan got home, he was surprised Xuan Tianyi wasn"t home. He wasn"t mad about the incident anymore; he was merely disappointed.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn"t think too much into it, but it was Xuan Tianyi. Xuan Tianyi, the flirt.
Actually, he felt a bit guilty about sending Xuan Tianyi away from his office. But what was Xuan Tianyi playing at? Why wasn"t he home yet?
Hua Zhendan took his bath, ordered dinner, ate, then fell asleep on the couch waiting for Xuan Tianyi. When he woke up, it was a couple of minutes past 11 pm.
Hua Zhendan was mad and worried at the same time. But mostly worried. Quickly, he called Su Yang. As soon as the call connected, he asked, "Where"s he? Is he okay?"
"He"s at his sister"s. And he"s fine."
Hua Zhendan sighed in relief, "Okay. Keep an eye on him, okay?"
"Always. That"s like... My job."
"So, you don"t sleep?"
Su Yang chuckled. "What do you really want to ask me?"
"About this morning. What really happened?"
"It happened exactly like he told you."
Hua Zhendan was silent for a moment, "Okay. Thanks."
"You should trust your boyfriend more."
"I didn"t ask for your opinion."
"I understand why it"s difficult for you to trust him. But if anything, Xuan Tianyi is completely true to you—"
Hua Zhendan cut the call on Su Yang. He could tell that if he let her talk out of turn, she"d grab the opportunity and insult him whenever she got the chance. As much as he wanted to hear what she had to say, he couldn"t encourage that kind of behavior from her.
As much as he wanted to, Hua Zhendan hesitated calling Xuan Tianyi. It was late, Xuan Tianyi was probably sleeping. He"d call him tomorrow. Still, there was a void in his heart he knew only Xuan Tianyi could fill.
Just turn, his phone rang and on the screen were the three characters of Xuan Tianyi"s name. With a smile on his face, he picked the call and muttered a "h.e.l.lo."
"h.e.l.lo," Xuan Tianyi"s voice was hushed and a bit anxious. "In case you were wondering, I wanted to let you know I was at Xuan Tianmei"s."
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"En?"
"I"m sorry. About everything that happened today."
"It"s... It"s alright. You misunderstood. Plus, I have a reputation."
"That"s not an excuse. None of that is an excuse. You"re my boyfriend and I should trust you more."
Xuan Tianyi was quiet on the other end. He was so happy he couldn"t find the right words to express himself.
"I love you, Xuan Tianyi."
"I love you too."
"Come back tomorrow, okay? The whole house misses your presence. Well, unless you want to stay with your sister—"
"No, I"m coming. I mean, she prepared like a whole feast. And I love her. But I feel like I can die from missing you a little too much."
Hua Zhendan smiled, "I miss you too."
"Then, do you want me to bring breakfast to your office tomorrow morning?"
"You," Hua Zhendan said with a laugh. "You know you don"t need an excuse to come over to my office, right?"
"I do. But, I don"t want to seem needy."
"Be as needy as you want. I don"t mind, I promise."
"Okay. Goodnight baby."
"Goodnight," As Hua Zhendan cut the call, he placed the phone on his chest and closed his eyes to sleep.