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Chapter 18 - After Trust

Warning! Lime ahead!

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"Do you want me to blindfold myself?" He Tian asked, helping the other undress.

"Albeit I really wanted to say 'Yes, please', you'll be useless if you don't see what you are doing."

"You have a point. Do you prefer the water hotter or colder?"

"Lukewarm. It's not like I want to freeze myself to death, or melt."

"Yes Sir." He Tian turned the two faucets, until the temperature was perfect. "You can't wet the casts, so I guess we will need the-"

"Can you please not say every little thing you are going to do?"

"Oh, come on, Redhead. What do you want me to do, then?"

"I don't know, talk about something else?"

"Why?"

"So I won't focus on how embarrassed I am right now?"

"But your flustered face is so cute."

"He Tian..."

"Yes?"

"Go die."

"Do you hate me?"

"Fucking despise. You're really annoying, did you know that?"

"I would say I'm happy you didn't say you hate me, but despise is worse."

"You know I don't despise you." Guan Shan sighed. "Puppy eyes don't suit you."

"So you think you are the only one that can be cute?"

"I'm not cute."

"Oh, right. You're going to say something: 'Cute is girly, you can't say that to a guy.' Right?"

"Wrong."

"Why can't I say you are cute, then?"

"Look at me, He Tian. Look at my face. You yourself said that I'm always frowning. I've never seen anyone that is cute scowling."

"You frown when you sleep too, did you know that?"

"How did you know that? Jeez, He Tian, that's beyond creepy."

"Seriously? You were drunk in my couch, Mo Guan Shan."

"Don't." Redhead, that was carrying a little smile, suddenly grew serious.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't say my name. Not like that."

"You've never complained."

"Back then it was ok... But now..."

"It has something to do with-?"

"Yes. It makes me sick."

"I'm sorry."

"You didn't know."

"Can I give you a nickname, then?"

"Why would you do that?"

"Everybody calls you Redhead. I was basically the only one calling you by your name. Now I can't do it."

"You can't like that. I never said you couldn't say my name."

"But is no fun if I got to say it normally."

"I have a feeling that my answer won't matter, will it?"

"Not at all."

"Do what you want." He sighed defeated.