Chapter 31 (1/2)

The young Master was in a bad mood and his face blatantly said so. He stared at the reporter who was still commenting about the cataclysmic events of the day, then switched off the TV and rushed upstairs, leaving behind his people who was dumbfound by his actions.

“Is the young master all right?” Qin Yi frowned deeply. As a grateful and newly appointed bodyguard, he was very earnest in trying to fulfill his duty.

After being together for some time now, he had heard everything that could be said about Bai Jing’s situation, including of course, him being the son of the State Counsellor.

But that did not faze him as he was a simple man and a soldier who felt that what he thought was of no importance. His only duty was to follow orders. In addition, in face of Bai Jing’s status and after waiting for more than a month for his warrant to be all over the news, Qin Yi realised that the young master actually did what he promised, and he has since then been sleeping peacefully. He was grateful from the bottom of his heart, especially so for his brother Xin Hao, who had adapted so well to this new life that he had already contacted a nearby school and would begin next semester. Likewise for Xu Lei’s future, for which he wouldn’t need to worry so much about about anymore.

“It’s nothing, he’s just in love. Mood swings, that’s normal,” Cao Lei lazily replied as he pick up his phone.

To be frank, a few days ago when they went to get the guns, the sight of that scene scared Cao Lei half to death. Well, it wasn’t really because of Bai Jing buying the weapons, it was instead the view of him and Xiao San getting along that had utterly shocked him. His heart went crazy trying to grasp the idea that this young master truly could be gay! He was out of it for a long time, before making peace with the situation.

“What are you doing?” asked Wang Xuebing when he saw him picking up the phone.

But his lover’s heart was of no secret to him, having known him for so many years, he naturally knew who he was about to call. After Bai Jing’s declaration, Wang Xuebing became exponentially protective of him and could not help himself as he anxiously watch the unfolding of that bizarre love affaire.

Hence, he was now depressed and since he himself was gay, he didn’t known how to persuade the young master to stop seeing Xiao San. He didn’t seem to mistreat Bai Jing but just one look was enough to tell that really, he wasn’t a good man.

On the side, Xu Lei eyes shined with delight. As a woman whose heart was rotten ‘till the very core, there was no greater pleasure in life than to look at two men acting intimately, seducing each other and falling in love, without forgetting all the gossip that came with it.

She had only been here for half a month and she was already like a fish in water. When it came to his girlfriend, Qin Yi had quickly learned to give up, but as things were, even Qin Hao was not left unmoved. He too, had been deeply poisoned as his worship of Xiao San was but second to his brother, which made Cao Lei very dissatisfied.

Qin Hao was only 17 years old and therefore younger than Bai Jing, but he was smart, cheerful and his mouth was sweet. You could always heard him around the house calling Bai Jing ’’big brother Jing’’ and Xiao San “big brother San”

Likewise, Wang Xuebing was now a “big brother Xuebing’’ to him, but when it came to Cao Lei, Qin Hao – who had met him before in his childhood – remembered him as a very arrogant man. Of course, those vague memories could not speak for Cao Lei true worth, but milk had been spilled and his dislike was pretty much established at this point. Not that the subject of those observation gave a damn. Except for his lover, Cao Lei cared for no one, nor was he the kind of person who wished to be liked.

Besides, Qin Hao’s worship of Xiao San was not without its reasons. Since young, his brother had always told him to respect the military as it was good and wise, but being a soldier, his big brother would sometimes be away for years at a time, on some secret mission to kill some drug lords. In spite of braving thousand of kilometers of danger just to kill one man, he would often end up without any official recognition.

So looking at the cool Xiao San, a man of the underworld loading, out in the open, a car full with weapons and ammunitions as he firtled in the midst of it without a care in the world, the admiration and respect he felt for him flew out of proportion.

Cao Lei dialed a phone number and after saying a few words, hung up just as quickly. Half an hour later, the sound of a car rushing down the street was heard and a second later, Xiao San entered the house. As he was now considered a regular visitor, he went through the door and without much ceremony directly asked, ”How is Bai Jing?”

Cao Lei smiled politely and pointing to the upper floor, said “He’s in his room, in a very bad mood.” Xiao San turned around, and without even looking back to see who else was there, rushed towards the stairs.

Cao Lei sneered disdainfully. “Even I would appreciate a thank you.”

Qin Yi glanced at him and faintly said, ”You dare to say that, yet didn’t you called him just to enjoy the fun?”

“I was testing him.“ said Cao Lei plainly “If he had failed, wouldn’t that mean the young master is being deceived?“

Qin Hao, faithful to his feelings about Xiao San, really couldn’t help but say, “But Cao Lei, Big brother San is a good person. And for sure, he wouldn’t deceive or hurt Big brother Jing.”

Cao Lei almost spitted out blood and he felt faint thinking about how the head of a bloody crime organization was considered a good person.

Wang Xuebing threw a smile thinking that this kid was really funny. Although he saw that his attitude towards Cao Lei was less friendly than it was with himself, it was harmless, and secretly Wang Xuebing was a bit pleased to see his partner taking a hit.

Cao Lei felt wronged, since what he had said was the truth. Although no one would believe him if he were to say it out loud, but he knew that behind Bai Jing’s arrogant and overbearing temper, his feelings were unexpectedly pure and simple. Even if he did change lately, when it came to sentiment, he was like a countryside pumpkin in the big city for the first time.

He therefore investigated Xiao San and the result did not show great promises. He feared that the young master would suffer, and personally he felt that Bai Jing and Xiao San didn’t really suit each other. He had by now, made the parallel between the man and Bai Jing’s trip to N city, but still couldn’t make sense of it. So presently, tossing around Xiao San and seeing him sweat was one of those little things that made him happy.

In his room, Bai Jing was facing his computer with wrinkled brows. He was remembering the days before the Apocalypse, with all the unceasing and ever increasing disasters. On his screen, as he read articles about countries in state of emergency and people already foretelling the apocalypse, he felt an icy coldness creeping inside of his heart and falling straight into the depth of it.

But as he was despairing alone, the door of the room suddenly opened.

“Why are you here? “The rift between Bai Jing’s eyebrows grew deeper as he endured his irritation.

“I heard you were in a bad mood, so I came to see you.” Although Xiao San’s face and voice were cold, his agitation was evident by the look in his eyes. Actually, since the rain started a couple of days ago, he had already noticed a change in Bai Jing’s behavior.

“Is that so,” he said coldly. For the last couple of days, Bai Jing had indeed felt increasingly bitter as he was still hesitating if he should inform Xiao San of what was to come. Which words should he use? In which manner should he explain that the end of the world was at their doorsteps? He had been reading posts on the subject and people’s first reaction was of course, to laugh and treat it as some mad man’s idea.

They scoff at the insightful ones, but when that day comes, they will see who will have the last laugh.

“What happened?” Hiding his sadness at not being trusted, Xiao San calmly took several steps in his direction.

“Is it something you can’t tell me?” As he talked, he placed a hand on Bai Jing’s shoulder and tightly grasped it.

Bai Jing felt the uncomfortable pressure and patted the hand to signify that he should let him go. He was now truly mad, thinking that once again, this man was taking advantage of the situation to try and touch him.

But Xiao San’s hand was not getting any looser. Instead, he grabbed the other shoulder and turned Bai Jing’s body to face him. And in his usual forceful and overbearing tone, he asked, “Please, what is on your mind?”

And just like that, Bai Jing lost the leash on his emotions. It was to the point where he couldn’t control his facial expression anymore.