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[lonelydream]

Zhou Xu

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[lonelydream]

What Mo Huaiyang is like... you are well-aware. Xiao Cao knew, though, when he chose to stay after learning that she's from the Valley. He's at the Valley, being teased by Chengling and intimidated by you, getting ready for this wedding.

[ He knocks his knuckles lightly against Wen Kexing's forehead. He also knows what he's implying, by mentioning Chengling at the Valley, and trusts that Wen Kexing understands. ]

He's a simple boy. All he wants is a place by A-Xiang's side.

[wifedup]

( He blinks, goes still. Ghost Valley is a terrible crushing weight even with his crimes exposed. There is a terrible, sickly pride, of course there is, but more often than not there's pain and regret. Chengling is one of those. Wen Kexing, an orphan hellbent on his vengeance, had passed on that terrible legacy. He doesn't know why he's being treated kindly now.

He doesn't deserve it. )

Chengling -. ( His fingers twitch, he considers reaching for the wine. ) - why?

( Why is nobody angry? Why is their silly child still with them? Why does Wen Kexing still get to have all this? )

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Because he loves you.

[ it's simple as that. ]

I don't know what happened when he found out. I wasn't there. [ He only saw a false version, though he believed it. He should have trusted Chengling more. ] But he calls you shishu, Lao Wen.

[wifedup]

( How many times will Zhou Zishu move him to tears now that he's here? Wen Kexing doesn't know, but he blinks furiously, half scowling because he doesn't know what else to do. )

Ha, shishu.

( What a terrible yearning thing he has become. ) That silly boy, what are we going to do with him?

( And then, a pause, thoughtful, wet eyes narrowing. ) You don't make me call you shixiong, do you? Ah-Xu, you better not, it's hardly romantic.

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[ He opens his mouth and then closes it again, scowling as the tips of his ears and the tops of his cheeks skew pink. ]

You--!

[wifedup]

Oh?

( Something more sly settles across his face, foxlike. He notes those pretty pink ears with interest, grin widening, the tip of his tongue flitting across the bottom of his teeth. Flirting with Zhou Zishu has always felt like a thrilling game, and he can't help but seize his chance now, leaning one elbow against the desk and fluttering his dark eyelashes. )

So that's how it is? Well, it isn't exactly my kink shixiong, but I'm willing to work with it.

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Wen Kexing!

[ It's not a kink. He really wants to throw something at the other man. ]

[wifedup]

( Another bright peal of laughter. )

All right, all right, I'll leave it.

( The for now goes unsaid. It will return when Zhou Zishu least expects it, that's for sure. )

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[ He's sulking, now, though he'll deny it if Wen Kexing tries to say so. ]

[wifedup]

( Ah, he's so easily tormented, Wen Kexing had forgotten just how fun it was. His smile is sly and pleased as he turns back to his abandoned paperwork, leaving Zhou Zishu to his embarrassed sulking.

He's cute! So cute! )