The next day, in the afternoon, Wang Chao was still sleeping. When he heard the sound of Xie Zhuxing leaving with his things, he opened his eyes immediately. But he had already left.
He couldn’t fall back asleep; his mood wasn’t too good.
From now on, he was going to be alone again. No one was going to be there listening to him brag about his 5 killstreak in his game, and he had to wash his own underwear.
Ever since he was young, he’s had a clingy personality. He would cling to his parents and his two elder brothers. In recent years, his mom and dad had moved far away, his elder brothers were busy with work, and he was always getting beaten up because of how mischievous he was. Gradually, he became less clingy. It couldn’t just be anyone around him, it had to be a person that was good to him; just like that old college friend who used him as an ATM, he was good to him in the beginning too.
Now, the person who was good to him was Xiao Xie.
He rubbed the back of his head. After sleeping for a whole night, the bump he had developed because he bumped his head in the car last night had disappeared. Actually, it didn’t really hurt that much yesterday either.
Xiao Xie really was good to him. He was so worried he was going to get caught by paparazzi because of the shaking car that he got so angry. But even then, his heart still softened when he saw the bump on his head. This made that Prada bag worth it.
Xie Zhuxing went to his new place to clean up. While doing so, he gave Yan Jiajia a call.
“…Xiao Xie?” Yan Jiajia probably never would have thought he was going to contact her since her voice was full of uncertainty.
He replied, “It’s me. Are you home right now?”
“Then I’m coming over right now to get my stuff. I’ll give the keys to you while I’m there.”
Since he had been living there for half a year, he had a lot of belongings. But there was no need for him to take everything. Just as Duan Yikun said, he wouldn’t have the chance to wear those old clothes and shoes in the future anyways. What was important was all the official documents there.
Yan Jiajia seemingly also understood this.
So when he walked in the door, he immediately saw all of his documents organized neatly on the table.
He grabbed the documents and put them in his bag as he said, “Thank you.”
He organized the documents and then put the keys on the table. “There’s still two more weeks on the lease. If you still want to live here by the time the lease is up, then go sign a new contract with the landlord. Find a friend to sign it with you, preferably a boy. The landlord is a widow. It wouldn’t be safe if he knew you were living alone,” he said.
“Then, I’ll be going now.”
Just as he walked up to the door and was getting ready to open it, Yan Jiajia rushed up to him and hugged him from behind.
Yan Jiajia cried as she said, “I know I was wrong. Let’s not break up – I still love you.”
Xie Zhuxing creased his brows. “Don’t be like this.”
Yan Jiajia continued talking about herself as she cried, “I know you’re about to debut soon and you’re worried it’s going to impact you. I don’t want any fame. You can tell others that you’re single, but don’t leave me. Now I don’t have anything else other than you.”
Xie Zhuxing pried apart her hands and turned around before he took a few steps back. He said bluntly, “This has nothing to do with my debut and I’m not mad at you for wanting to break up before. It’s just that I don’t want to bother you anymore. Jiajia, I don’t love you.”
Yan Jiajia looked at him and tried to stop crying. “You don’t love me? Or is it you’ve never actually loved me?”
Xie Zhuxing pursed his lower lip.
He was very clear of the answer to this question; it’s just that he would rather choose a gentler excuse.
The phone in his pocket started ringing. The ringtone was “Summer Ice”….Wang Chao’s personal ringtone. Wang Chao was the one who set it up on his phone.
“Are you done cleaning up?” Wang Chao asked. “Guess where I am right now?”
Judging by his voice, Xie Zhuxing could imagine his eyebrows flying around in a smug manner.
Wang Chao laughed, “I’m at your new place! Hahahah!”
Wang Chao said disappointedly as he’d just been splashed with a bucket of cold water. “Then where are you right now?”
“I’m at my old place getting some stuff.”
As Wang Chao heard this, he immediately said, “Is that bitch there? Don’t be nice, watch out for her trying to seduce you!”
The house was quiet. The sounds coming from the phone could be clearly heard throughout.
Yan Jiajia asked, “Who’s he calling a bitch?”
Wang Chao heard her too as he said loudly, “Who the fuck else can I be talking about? Of course I’m talking about you!”
Yan Jiajia could tell from his tone he was the guy who Xie Zhuxing was sleeping with last time. She raised her voice too as she said, “I remember you! You fucking homo!”
Wang Chao, “….What? What the fuck?”
Xie Zhuxing ended the call without even thinking. “What nonsense are you spewing?”
Yan Jiajia laughed coldly. “I’ve seen a lot of these little gays before.”
“Then there’s something wrong with your eyes this time…” Xie Zhuxing said.
Before he could finish his sentence, “Summer Ice” started playing again.
Xie Zhuxing pressed the “accept call” button as he said to Yan Jiajia, “I’m going first.” He was just about to leave when Wang Chao heard and said into the phone, “Stay right where you are! Did she just call me gay just now?!”
But Yan Jiajia continued, “Yes I did! You fucking homo! Seducing my boyfriend!”
Xie Zhuxing was speechless.
Wang Chao started getting angry too as he started spewing fire, “Who’s your boyfriend? Xiao Xie must’ve been blind before to be attracted to a whore like you. You guys broke up so long ago – how is he still your boyfriend?! Do you have no shame?!”
Yan Jiajia spewed right back, “Just who doesn’t have shame?! Xiao Xie is a pure straight man, the perfect prey for little rabbits like you. I’ve seen this happen a lot before!”
“Who the fuck are you calling a little rabbit?! Come and look at my 8 inch diamond dick!”
The two yelled at each other through Xie Zhuxing’s phone. The more they cursed, the worse their insults got.
Xie Zhuxing was completely speechless. “Stop talking!”
Yan Jiajia pursed her mouth shut.
Wang Chao said, panting with rage, “Stop talking, stop talking! You! Don’t stay there anymore, hurry up and get over here. I’ve already told Ji Jie and them, we’re going to Liang-ge’s house tonight to hang out.”
“Alright, I’m hanging up.”
As he ended the call, he said to Yan Jiajia with a face full of seriousness, “You’ve really misjudged him this time. He likes girls a lot, even more than me.”
Yan Jiajia said hatefully, “Then he has to be a top. I’ve never seen a straight guy who would stick that close to another straight guy in his underwear.”
He felt that Wang Chao wasn’t a top. The way he clung to him was similar to that of an elementary school kid sticking to their close friend. Physical contact expressed intimacy and had nothing to do with gender, let alone sex.
Wang Chao sat in the car alone as he cursed at Yan Jiajia a few times for being shameless. Suddenly, he thought about how she said Xiao Xie was especially prone to being preyed on by gays.
He was going to bring Xiao Xie to a single gay’s house tonight. What’s more, this gay was Xiao Xie’s online CP, “Washing Car Liang”.
Xie Zhuxing was too lazy to explain to Yan Jiajia anymore. “I’m going now. Take care of yourself.”
Yan Jiajia knew she couldn’t keep him anymore, so she said simply, “Alright, you too. I hope your group makes it big.”
Then, “Summer Ice” rang for the third time.
Xie Zhuxing, “…What do you want now?”
Wang Chao, “Did you leave yet?”
“Bring that girl along with you tonight.”
Wang Chao said vaguely, “We’re going to his house to eat hotpot tonight. We need a girl to wash the vegetables.”
Xie Zhuxing was confused. “No need, I’ll wash it.”
“Give the phone to her. I’ll talk.”
Wang Chao, “What do you mean I’m fooling around?”
“Are you not fooling around right now?”
“Just give the phone to her!”
Yan Jiajia got angry as he listened to them banter back and forth flirtatiously. “What does he want to say to me? Where are we going?”
Wang Chao said loudly, “We’re going to Liang Xi’s place. Do you wanna go?!”
Yan Jiajia froze. “….Yes.”
“Then I’m coming over right now to pick you guys up. I’ll be there in a bit.”
He was still a bit worried, so he told Xie Zhuxing again, “Don’t get too close to her!”
“Is it that Liang Xi? The famous star who shared your Weibo post?” Yan Jiajia asked.
Xie Zhuxing was a bit annoyed as he said, “You’re really going?”
“Of course I’m really going. I’m also working in the entertainment industry.”
She hurriedly went to change her clothes and put on her makeup excitedly.
Just a second ago they were spewing insults at each other in a frenzy. Now, not even a minute later, they want to play together? What kind of idiots?
Half an hour later, Yan Jiajia had gotten ready and Wang Chao had arrived. He pounded on the door.
The moment Xie Zhuxing opened the door, Wang Chao closed up on him and started sniffing him.
Xie Zhuxing felt embarrassed. “Stop smelling me. We didn’t do anything,” he said.
Wang Chao’s nose was particularly sensitive. “Yeah you guys didn’t do anything, but you guys at least hugged, right?” He patted Xie Zhuxing’s shoulder with disdain. “Especially here, it smells off.”
Yan Jiajia was laughing from anger. “Xiao Xie, you’re telling me he isn’t gay?”
Wang Chao rolled his eyes at her. “Scram, scram, scram. I’m too lazy to argue with you. I’m gonna bring you to Liang-ge’s house for hotpot. Don’t talk too much when you get there. Don’t say I didn’t warn you, he hates girls who talk too much.”
Yan Jiajia immediately shut her mouth up.
Wang Chao then turned to Xie Zhuxing and said, “When we get there, tell Liang-ge that she’s your girlfriend, don’t blow your cover.”
Xie Zhuxing felt that this development wasn’t right.
The three set out together. Wang Chao’s sports car could only hold two people, so he took out a hundred dollars and gave it to Yan Jiajia. “Go hail a taxi yourself.”
Yan Jiajia could already feel he was someone rich, and now that she’s seen his car, she’s become more obedient. She took the money and walked away.
Xie Zhuxing and Wang Chao got in the car.
Wang Chao sat in the passenger’s seat, fastening the seat belt as he said with disdain, “Just what kinda girlfriend is that?”
“…Then why did you insist on bringing her along?”
“Didn’t I do this for your own good?” Wang Chao said.
Xie Zhuxing didn’t get how this was for his own good as he said, “Keep fooling around.”
Wang Chao felt a bit angry, but he didn’t want to discuss Liang Xi’s private matters. “If I don’t fool around then you’re really going to become Liang Xi’s little train!”
Xie Zhuxing couldn’t understand what he was saying. “What little train?’
Wang Chao hinted at him, “The train that fucks fucks fucks everyday! Not choo choo, but fuck fuck!”
Xie Zhuxing, “…” What choo choo? Why is he acting cute?