Chapter 21 (1/2)

FRS: Chapter 21 – Unknown Love (3)

Translator: Momoe Pom

TLC: Puissansa

Editor:  Me3

Quality Check: Isabelle

First Published on Ainus.h.i.+.

It was his first sedate hot bath since the killers started to chase after him. The hot water running through his skin was indeed so comfortable that Hua HuaiXiu almost had an impulse to drown himself.

Suddenly, the door opened inwardly with a squeak.

Hua HuaiXiu's body immediately froze. His eyes cautiously stared at where the door was.

Was it someone from the a.s.sa.s.sin Sect?

Or…

Under the water, his heart was beating furiously.

A hand carrying a tray full of dishes came in first, then immediately followed by another tray, and in the end there was Fan JiJing.

”You-how did you get in?” Hua HuaiXiu was almost tongue-tied.

Fan JiJing innocently stretched out his leg and said, ”I pushed open the door.”

”I'm not asking you that, I'm asking you…” Hua HuaiXiu looked down and saw his own naked body. Blood rushed from the bottom of his feet all the way up to the top of his head, and a light pink suffused his pale, silky skin.

Fan JiJing put down the tray and took out the dishes one by one. ”Cousin, do you like braised pork or poached chicken?”

”Is there any braised pork?” Hua HuaiXiu quietly reached out for the clothes hanging on the shelf next to him. Wearing the clothes wet was better than sitting in the basin naked.

Fan JiJing suddenly turned around. ”Yes.”

Hua HuaiXiu immediately withdrew his hand.

”I've got both poached chicken and braised pork.” Fan JiJing turned his head back.

”…Then why did you ask?” Hua HuaiXiu was not in a good mood.

”To decide which plate to put in front of you.” Fan JiJing finished setting up the dishes and turned around. He put the trays on the shelf, then sat down by the table. He happened to directly face Hua HuaiXiu.

Hua HuaiXiu knocked the wooden bath. ”This is my room.”

Fan JiJing nodded. A naive, innocent expression which Hua HuaiXiu hadn't seen for a long time appeared on his face. ”I know.”

”Then why are you in my room?”

”To eat.” Fan JiJing answered as he distributed the chopsticks.

”I don't want to eat. Take it away.” Hua HuaiXiu turned his face to the side and swallowed saliva almost unnoticeably.

Fan JiJing's lips moved. It seemed like there was something he wanted to say but was too embarra.s.sed to talk about.

”Why aren't you leaving yet?”

Fan JiJing sighed, ”I canceled the other room already.”

”Why?” Hua HuaiXiu stared at him.

”Because I don't have enough money to eat.” Fan JiJing felt guilty as he looked at him. ”I spent all of my money while I was looking for you.”

On his way looking for him?

Was he really coming to look for him?

The warm water inside the basin seemed to have pa.s.sed through Hua HuaiXiu's body and flowed right into his heart. ”Why are you looking for me?”

”I've said this before,” Fan JiJing lowered his eyes, ”I missed you.”

Hua HuaiXiu pursed his lips and said slowly, ”Turn. Around.”

Fan JiJing blankly stared at him. ”Why?”

”You don't know why?” Hua HuaiXiu raised his eyebrows, daring Fan JiJing to act dumb again.

Fan JiJing blinked, then turned his back to him obediently.

Hua HuaiXiu looked around. After making sure that nothing was mirror-like around here, he slowly stood up and dried himself.

”Cousin.”

”Yes?”

A set of clothes dropped from the sky.

Hua HuaiXiu reached out with his hand to catch it. Right as he turned his head around, he saw Fan JiJing staring at him innocently. ”You!”

”Put on some clean clothes.” Fan JiJing openly ran his eyes over him, then turned around again.

If eyes could pierce holes, his back would have hundreds of wounds already.