When Nightmares Come True - BJYX

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The halls where he used to run around, giggling without care. The rooms where he would laugh aloud with others to follow, the house where he grew up never knowing how much pain would washer over him.

Xiao Zhan was sitting on the large couch, his 10 years old cousin sitting on his lap and giving him a manicure. He thought he escaped the wrath of Make up by his Lu Jie, had he known what he was signing himself up for, he would definitely had bought toys for her.

"Gege, stop moving." Chen Zhuo Xuan complained when blobs of paint kept appearing on the skin around nails, making it appear messy.

"I'm not moving, you're just bad at this Xuan Xuan." Xiao Zhan complained back, hoping it would save him from this misery. He had barely gotten rid of Xuan Lu's master piece and now this again.

"Can't I even move for breathing?" The little one crossed her arms, still holding the brush, looking at her gege with It-is-your-fault- eyes.

"Alright, alright, I won't move. Now hurry up finish what you're doing." Xiao Zhan admitted defeat. Brothers should never win against sisters.

"A-Xuan, stop bothering him, come and help me set the table." Song Jiyang came from the kitchen, carrying a hotpot with the snowflake mittens – a present his daughter and husband gave him.

Zhuo Xuan whined but she knew she couldn't escape her dad, so she obediently packed her new nail paints –The Pastel Pink, Deep Purple and shining Whine- and strolled towards her Dad.

Xiao Zhan heaved a huge sigh of relief. He had been rescued.

"Jiang Uncle, let me help you." Xiao Zhan offered as he got up his seat, still feeling a little light from all that crying before.

"You stay right there, Zhan." Li Bowen climbed down the stairs, yawing as he scratched his head. Being Song Jiyang's secretary, He was up till late night working on one of the deals in the Wei company.

"Bowen Uncle." Xiao Zhan greeted his sleepy uncle with a mellow smile and warm embrace.Li Bowen reciprocated the same way but with the wider smile and tight embrace.

"It's been a while." Li Bowen said, as he messed up his nephew's already messed up hair.

"It has been." Xiao Zhan said, the smile still not leaving his face. He watched him as Li Bowen went to Song Jiyang, giving him a morning kiss. While Song Jiyang complaining about brushing his teeth first. And couple busying themselves setting the table so they could have a warm family meal after ages.

A similar memory flashed before his eyes.

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[Flashback]

In the busy city of Jiujiang, at the lonely corner of a street, inside not too big and not so small apartment, a couple was bickering nonstop over the pointless things.

"Wang Yibo, are you trying to poison me?" Xiao Zhan took a spoon of disaster his boyfriend had cooked. By appearance alone, it looked like Satan's shit. Still Xiao Zhan wanted to give his boyfriend a chance, who spent the entire morning cooking the inedible meal.

"Zhan-ge, we both know I can't cook." Wang Yibo grabbed the bowl and took a spoon full himself, it tasted exactly how it looked. He knitted his brows together and stick out his tongue, his taste buds were begging for mercy.

Xiao Zhan shook his head in disbelief as he tried to get out of the bed.

"Zhan-ge, don't!" Wang Yibo stopped his boyfriend from doing what he planned on doing.