76 Happy End … with Cuts (1/2)

Su Yan pursed his lips. Looking at all the paragraphs he had written he had to end this in the next few. As a romantic short story, this should have a happy end so the best thing to do would be to have Mei Chao Bing confess and then have Yun Bei Fen reconsider and accept. Mn, that should be possible in a few hundred words.

[Mei Chao Bing continued to stand in front of the door and listened to Yun Bei Fen raging inside. His heart hurt. Why couldn't the person he had fallen in love with accept his feelings? Was his kiss really that repulsive?

He lifted his hand and pressed it against the door. No, he couldn't give up this easily! He loved him and he wanted him to reciprocate his feelings. If he didn't try, then he would always regret it.

”Fen'er, open the door, please. Let's talk it out.”

”What is there to talk about?” Yun Bei Fen's voice sounded as if he was close to crying, making Mei Chao Bing's heart hurt even more.

”I love you. Is that so unacceptable to you?”

There was silence on the other side. Yun Bei Fen didn't know what to say. Love? ”But … I've always seen you as a friend. Or maybe as a brother. You're family to me.” Hearing Mei Chao Bing's voice he calmed down but he still didn't open the door.

”Does that have to be mutually exclusive? Why can't we be a family … and still love each other like that?”

”That … How should that work out?” Yun Bei Fen tugged at his lapel but he couldn't hold back from stepping closer to the door. He didn't want to lose him. Mei Chao Bing was so important to him.

Mei Chao Bing leaned against the door and closed his eyes, taking a deep breath. ”Then how about … becoming my dao partner?”

Yun Bei Fen's lips trembled. His dao partner? ”I … I'd have to ask my Master.”

Mei Chao Bing smiled. ”So, if your Master says yes, then you'd marry me?”

Yun Bei Fen took a moment to consider. They would still be family if they married and he really liked being with Mei Chao Bing. ”Mn. Alright.”