by Ku Cha
When Wen Qing was getting hot water to make coffee in the beverage room today, Wen Bai followed him in. Wen Qing nodded his head at Wen Bai with a smile as a greeting. After he poured the hot water, he got ready to leave without putting in any sugar cubes. Wen Bai then reached out and locked the door from the inside. He stood by the door with his head slightly tilted downwards and gazed at Wen Qing’s eyes.
Wen Qing frowned and put the coffee down, “What?”
“You forgot to put sugar in.”
Wen Qing nodded, “Yeah. The bitter it is, the more it keeps me awake.”
“To keep you awake?” Wen Bai looked at Wen Qing with a raised brow, “I’ll help you.”
Wen Qing didn’t have time to react before his top lip was engulfed by Wen Bai. While Wen Qing was still startled, Wen Bai’s hot tongue pushed straight inside as he sucked the saliva in his mouth.
Wen Qing struggled but he was also scared that any large movements would attract the attention of anyone outside. By the end, Wen Bai’s hand had already started to caress his buttocks. Wen Qing composed himself and hardened his heart before biting the other person’s lips.
Wen Bai let go of Wen Qing in pain.The corner of his lips were stained with blood. Wen Qing looked at Wen Bai with an expression that wasn’t kind nor gentle.
Wen Bai thought he would say something but Wen Qing kept silent, he merely straightened out his clothes and walked out the door.
Wen Qing had a bit of a headache. Why did all young people nowadays like old men?
After that day, the atmosphere between Wen Qing and Wen Bai was a bit strange.
Fang Qi sensed this and so after he discussed a case with Wen Qing, he squinted his eyes and gave Wen Qing judging looks, “Is there something going on between you and Wen Bai?”
Wen Qing grinned, “How could there be anything between us?”
Fang Qi also smiled, “Anyhow, I’m your old classmate from back in the days. I’m very clear about your sexuality.”
Wen Qing didn’t reply and waited for Fang Qi to continue. His eyes that were gazing at Fang Qi carried a mischievous smile.
Chapter 8
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Fang Qi hesitantly asked, “What do you think of Wen Bai?”
Wen Qing nodded his head, “Very good.”
“Then you…” Wen Qing shook his head before Fang Qi finished speaking.
“Are you actually still together with Yan Han?!” Fang Qi’s tone was full of astonishment at the thought of this.
Wen Qing smiled empathetically and didn’t answer the question, instead he changed the topic back to Wen Bai, “Wen Bai is still a kid, his feelings come quickly and leave quickly. He’ll forget about it after a while if I keep a fair distance away from him.”
Fang Qi looked towards Wen Qing with an overtone of exasperation at his failure to live up to expectations, “Kid?” Fang Qi coldly laughed, “You weren’t even as mature as Wen Bai when you got together with him back then. Are you still hell-bent on staying together with that scumbag?”
Wen Qing wanted to retort back but he didn’t say anything and merely touched the tip of his nose awkwardly.
“That’s why I said,” Fang Qi lit a cigarette, “People are often most stubborn when they aren’t mature yet.”
Wen Qing didn’t see Fang Qi’s expression clearly through the smoke screen.
After a moment of silence, Fang Qi sneered again, “Just don’t bring this stubbornness with you into your coffin.”
Wen Qing smiled, “I’m not in need of an assistant. You should consider getting someone else to show Wen Bai the ropes.”
He stood up and left as soon as he finished speaking.
Fang Qi continued to sit there and smoke. He was as firm as a rock, like a monument that had commemorative significance.
Wen Qing couldn’t help but coldly laugh. No one was young anymore, it would be funny if they still talked about how one’s stubbornness from youth could last a lifetime.
People. Aren’t they just things who abandon the old for the new?
He returned to his own office and saw Wen Bai sitting inside as soon as he opened the door.
Wen Qing was a bit surprised and slightly irritated. He thought he had made himself clear enough with his recent attitude.
“Something the matter?”
“You’re avoiding me recently.”
Wen Qing didn’t even glance at him, “If you know that, then why did you still come find me?”
“So if I don’t come find you, then does that mean you won’t avoid me anymore?”
Wen Qing pulled his tie loose, “The result will be the same no matter what you do. There’s no point.”
Wen Bai reached his hand out and grabbed Wen Qing by the chin and forced him to lift his head up to look at him.
Looking at Wen Qing’s tightly knit brows, Wen Bai said, “It’s not pointless, but at least you looked at me again.”
It really wasn’t a good feeling to be treated like this by someone who was just a kid in his eyes. Wen Qing slapped Wen Bai’s hand away.
“Tell me, what do you want.” Children often let go if you give them what they want.
“Love me. Stay with me.”
Chapter 9
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“Impossible,” Wen Qing replied impatiently.
Wen Bai didn’t seem like he was going to go anytime soon.
Wen Qing reached up and massaged his brows with his hand, “Let me think about it. Don’t come and annoy me all the time these days.”
Wen Bai raised an eyebrow, “Are you really going to think about it or are you just saying that to satisfy me?”
Wen Qing didn’t say anything else. He lowered his head and started looking at the files. His aura emanated four simple words: Leave if you want.
Wen Qing read the words on the file with much difficulty under Wen Bai’s slightly over heated gaze.
Wen Bai looked at him for a long time before he finally stood up and moved around. Wen Qing thought he was finally ready to leave from boredom, yet Wen Bai then hugged Wen Qing from the back. Wen Bai bit Wen Qing’s earlobe and his body trembled as he heard Wen Bai say, “I really want to lock you up.”
Wen Qing felt exasperated for a moment, however he still gave a cold laugh.
Wen Bai also chuckled and stood up to leave.
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Yan Han was probably in a heated relationship with that young boy these days. He even stopped coming home.
Wen Qing lay on the bed and called Yan Han.
The phone rang for a long time before Yan Han picked up and he was slightly out of breath when he did so. If you didn’t listen carefully, you could still ignore it.
“Hello? Have you slept?”
“Not yet, why aren’t you asleep?” Yan Han cleared his throat yet his voice still sounded low and hoarse from being dyed in lust.
“I can’t quite fall asleep without you here.”
On the other side of the call Yan Han didn’t say anything, instead the faint teasing moans of the boy echoed through.
With a smile hanging on his lips, Wen Qing looked at the shadow created from the moonlight that seeped in on the floor.
A long while later, Yan Han said in a deliberately suppressed voice, “I also miss you.”
Wen Qing pretended to sound sleepy as he mumbled, “I’m a bit sleepy.”
Yan Han replied, “Then you should go to bed early. Goodnight.” He disconnected the call as soon as he finished speaking.
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The boy beneath Yan Han carried a happy expression on his face. He opened his legs and squeezed Yan Han’s hips as he slightly rocked his abdomen. Yan Han reached out and slapped the boy’s buttocks, with a clear crisp sound resounding in the room, “You little whore. Instead of spending your time getting horny, why don’t you help me put on a condom?”
The boy acted coquettishly, “Can you not wear a condom?”
Yan Han ignored him and grabbed a condom himself. He started going at it ruthlessly after putting it on. His thrust
s were so great the boy’s groans were reduced into incoherent fragments.
He did like the wild tastes outside, but he wouldn’t forget to wear a condom from the sperm rushing to his brain. After all, the only person he could trust in this world was Wen Qing. No matter how dirty the world became, Wen Qing would still be clean.
Wen Qing listened to the busy signal through the speaker with a ‘goodnight’ stuck in his throat.
That night his eyes remained open until dawn without a hint of sleepiness.
And so he gave Wen Bai a call. Before Wen Bai even had a chance to speak, he told him an address and said, “Make love. You can come if you want.”
The address was a house in the countryside that Yan Han had given him a few years ago. He didn’t usually live there but there was still a part timer who would come do the cleaning regularly. Wen Qing packed and left the house. He took some condoms and drove over. The house was still clean and tidy.
Wen Qing walked into the room. He still remembered lingering scenes of intimacy he had shared with Yan Han here.
Wen Qing threw the photo frame on the bedside table into the drawer, then the doorbell rang.
Chapter 10
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As soon as the door opened, Wen Qing pulled Wen Bai’s collar and started to kiss the other person with his neck arched back.
Wen Bai used one hand and wrapped it around Wen Qing’s waist. His free hand closed the door before combing his fingers through Wen Qing’s hair.
The two people kissed all the way onto the bed in the bedroom as sensual sounds of water echoed around them. Wen Qing straddled on Wen Bai’s body and his two hands reached out to Wen Bai’s belt.
Wen Bai suddenly reached out and held Wen Qing’s hands down.
Wen Qing stopped and escaped Wen Bai’s hands. His hands were propped on either side of Wen Bai’s neck as he looked at the other, “What? Regretting coming here?”
Wen Bai cupped Wen Qing’s face with his hands, “Are you interested in telling me what’s the matter with you?”
Wen Qing gently laughed, “Not interested. If you don’t want to do it then whatever.”
He got up and was ready to get off the bed as he spoke. Wen Bai stopped Wen Qing’s movements before flipping him over to trap the Wen Qing beneath him. He whispered next to his ear, “I want to do it, why wouldn’t I?” He then started to kiss the back of Wen Qing’s neck meticulously.
Wen Qing’s neck was the most sensitive part of his body and he started trembling uncontrollably.
Wen Qing felt slightly impatient and softly howled, “If you want to do it then do it. You have so many trifling matters.”
That was the last sentence Wen Qing spoke that night.
Before he lost conscious, he vaguely saw the light by the bedside table and was contemplating whether or not to tell Wen Bai to turn it off.
When Wen Qing woke up, his vision was a field of black. His conscious was still a bit blurry as Wen Bai’s voice resounded from above his head, “Awake?”
“Yeah, is it not daytime yet?”
“It’s already afternoon, I closed the curtains.” Pausing for a moment, Wen Bai lowered his voice and continued in an extremely dubious voice, “You were tired last night. Rest more.”
Wen Qing stiffened, “It’s already afternoon?! Where’s my phone?”
Wen Bai passed him the phone on the bedside table, “Why the rush, I already called in for you at work.”
Wen Qing grabs the phone over. There weren’t any records of missed calls from Yan Han.
Wen Qing lifted his hand and covered his eyes. It was a long time before he asked Wen Bai, “Did you help me take a call?”
Wen Bai squinted his eyes and laughed, “No.”
Wen Bai pulled over Wen Qing’s hand that was covering his eyes. He gazed at Wen Qing’s eyes and lifted the corners of his mouth, “Why? Do you wish that there was someone who has a problem with you and me being together or are you afraid that someone will find out?”
Wen Qing averted his gaze, “You should leave.”
Wen Bai reached out with his hand and touched the corner of Wen Qing’s lips, “You aren’t going back with me?”
Wen Qing shook his head, “I’m leaving by myself.”
Chapter 11
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Wen Bai continued to smile, “Can you still get off the bed and walk?”
Wen Qing’s suddenly looked slightly awkward, “None of your business.”
Wen Bai released Wen Qing and nodded with a smile, “You’re quite fuckable.”
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After Wen Bai left, Wen Qing lay back down again for a while. He propped up his body, and stood to make his way to the living room where he ate the takeaway Wen Bai had bought for him.
Wen Qing was drinking congee when he suddenly thought: What was the point of all of this?
Boring, revengeful actions like that of a primary school kid?
Ha. Wen Qing lifted the corners of his mouth and laughed.
This was the first time in the past twelve years that he had slept with someone else in their relationship. There was a tad less remorse than what he had imagined. As for the pleasure of revenge?
It was nowhere near as intense as last night’s sensual activities.
Perhaps, he really was tired of it all.
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Indeed, Wen Bai didn’t disturb him these days. It was just that he would sometimes use a faint smiling gaze to look at him, one that carried a kind of young and vigorous certainty for success.
Wen Qing couldn’t restrain himself and went to find Fang Qi, “Didn’t I discuss with you to let someone else take care of Wen Bai?”
Fang Qi placed the files down, “I can’t deal with him.”
Wen Qing massaged his brow ridge.
Fang Qi looked up and glanced at Wen Qing, “There’s a case I need you to take for me.”
Wen Qing took the file and had a look. He furrowed his brows when he read that it was to do with Company S. Company S’s plan wasn’t that good, since they were always collaboration partners with Company W. The possibility of taking down this case wasn’t big.
Fang Qi laughed upon seeing Wen Qing’s reaction, “Company S has a big financial group behind their back. If you take down this case then we don’t have to worry about our funds for next season’s campaigns. Of course it’s nothing serious if the meeting isn’t a success. Our main goal is to make friends.”
When they were discussing the case, Wen Qing took Wen Bai with him. Only a small figure came from the other party. It was a long time before the person in charge turned up late and walked in slowly in a womanly manner. The person in charge was a boy who had a delicate appearance. His name was Mo Lin and his expression was subtly flirtatious. Wen Qing knit his brows together. He didn’t have any good feelings towards the other party’s representative, but he still displayed a small smile as he analysed the advantages and disadvantages of the case with him.
At the end of the discussion, the representative drank a mouthful of coffee, lifted his brows and asked, “I heard that you guys came this time to make friends?”
Wen Qing smiled, “Of course.”
“Since you’re making friends, why don’t we go hang out together in YinDu tonight?”
Wen Qing slightly hesitated but still nodded and agreed.
Chapter 12
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When they arrived at YinDu that night, the attendants at the entrance led them into the elevator onto the fourth floor. They passed through the hallway and stopped at a private VIP room.
Wen Bai gave the attendant a tip before he pushed the door open and went inside with Wen Qing.
Mo Lin poured a glass of alcohol for Wen Qing, “Wen Ge[1], have a drink first.”
Wen Qing smiled, “Drinks can be saved for a later time. Why don’t we talk about the conditions first?”
“Okay then. Since Wen Ge is a straightforward person, then we’ll finish discussing business before we have fun.” He then proposed the resu
lts they needed from this case.
Wen Qing lifted the corner of his lips, “XiaoMo[2], isn’t your idea too ideal?”
Mo Lin also smiled, “Company W can’t do it, but I believe your company definitely can.”
Wen Qing didn’t speak and the scene turned momentarily cold.
Wen Bai looked towards Mo Lin, “If our company achieves the results your company wants, what’s in it for us?”
Mo Lin smiled, “I can put in a few good words for your company in front of President Yan. Is that enough?”
Wen Qing’s pupils dilated as Wen Bai continued, “If you have such power, then why don’t you use tonight as an opportunity to let us make friends with President Yan as well?”
Mo Lin squinted his eyes and raised an eyebrow, “You don’t believe me?”
Wen Bai smiled peacefully, yet his eyes were dyed in contemptuous colours, “If I didn’t believe you then how could I dare let you introduce President Yan to us?”
Mo Lin’s anger was triggered momentarily by Wen Bai’s attitude. In the end, he was still a young boy. Mo Lin then called Yan Han’s number with a red face and angry breaths as he pushed the door open to leave.
Wen Qing looked at the scene unfold with interest. Yan Han had always liked this boy. The boy would always find him and act like a spoiled child when he was being bullied. He would also cling to him like a small wild cat. Yan Han would use this opportunity and demonstrate his male chauvinism. He could even bear with this boy’s unreasonably troublesome acts. Oh, of course it was short-term enduring.
When Mo Lin was calling the other person and throwing a tantrum, Wen Qing glanced at Wen Bai and laughed as he softly said, “He’ll come, so why did you get him all riled up?”
“You mean Yan Han?”
“Mhm.”
“I know he’ll come, but how many times will Yan Han come for a kid like that?”
Wen Qing looked at Wen Bai with a forced smile, “You call him a kid yet how old could you possibly be?”
