Chapter 176 - 176 - Pretence

"This can go here so that it won't hurt you when you are walking... so much work..." Liwei whispered, sticking some kind of duct tape to the corner of the kitchen counters and dining table.

Fan Xui watched him fuzzing over his things with a bored look on his face. First of all, he did not have any kind of furniture brought in. No sofa, no Tv nothing. it was just a plain house. The only part that was fully furnished was his kitchen.

Even his bedroom did not have a cot. Only the mattress was there.

Secondly, he was used to being blind for a long time. He could easily maneuver in his own house. Liwei acting like this seems like a vain attempt at currying favor.

'I should put a stop to it?...' he thought watching Liwei taping things up.

Qian grimaced. "Shall we tell him?" he mouthed.

Fan Xui shook his head and gestured for him to keep his mouth shut. ''I'd like to see how long he is going to keep up the pretence,'

"There, all finished.." Liwei happily smiled at them wiping his non-existing sweat... "Did you both eat.. I can prepare something?"

"We ate," Qian awkwardly waved. "I'm taking this room," He said, leaving tiredly.

Fan Xui nodded at Liwei and walked back into his room. He came out with thick woollen sheets and a fluffy pillow.

"You don't have to. I can sleep in the hall. Fan ah, why are you being so insistent." Liwei took it from him and swiftly spread it cleanly on the floor.

"Okay.... good night then," he walked back on ad closed the door tightly.

Watching the closed-door Liwei was in complete shock. 'what the hell! That blind fool, how dare me he make me sleep on the floor?!'

Till no he had been tolerant of their antics both of them have been plain rude to them while he had been doing his best to help.

He reluctantly laid on the hard floor, gritting his teeth. The climate has already taken a cold turn the floors were chilled.

The thin loose T-shirt he borrowed from Fan Xui was not of help as well. Instead, it exposed parts of his shoulders making him even colder.

'It's okay... maybe tomorrow I might get sick a bit. Then I would have more the reason to stay here.' he pulled the sheets over his body tightly and rolled himself like a little worm.

Time went on, but sleep never came.

'Fuck this,' Shivering, he sat up. Slowly he crept close to Fan's room and touched the doorknob. Expectantly it was locked from the inside.

Liwei moved on to Qian's room and casually opened the Door. He knew that Qian never locks his room when he sleeps.

He silently stepped close to the bed.

Qian was sleeping like a pig with his mouth wide open. "Is that drool? Gosh... disgusting.." He pushed him to the side. He laid down on the spot with a dent left behind by him.

The warm fluffy sheets felt like heaven.

'He might sleep like a pig but he is a useful bed warmer.' he thought, kicking Qian again. He just snorted and rolled over, leaving him more space to sleep.

Within seconds, his eyes started to droop, and he fell into a deep undisturbed sleep.

******

"How do I look?..." a soft voice whispered close to his ears. 

Qian turned over in his bed. Peng Peng laid beside him wearing a sexy black cat suit and ears. He gulped loudly... "You look.... good..."

A finger gently caressed his face. "You look good too with that stubble..."

Qian awkwardly rubbed his beard. He had been super busy in his lab that he barely had time to shave or even cut his nails. "I'm glad you like it... now come here, my sexy cat."

"Meow~"

"ohh... why are you so fluffy...." he whispered rubbing his face against him.

"Because I'm not real dummy...."

"What?"

"Wake up." he softly whispered.

A loud chirping sound woke Qian up. He sat up, gasping loudly. 'That was a dream! Oh god... that was too dangerous. My heart is about to burst....' he laid back down closing his eyes stuffing his ears with the sheets. 'Let me just finish that dream. It was too good to miss,'

Suddenly he felt warmth on his back.

'why is it warm?' he glanced back to see a pale face very close to him.

"Ah!" he flinched back and stumbled out of bed.

"What....." Liwei sat up softly yawning. Suddenly he realized the situation he was in. He swiftly pulled in one of his shoulders in letting the shirt slip off a bit. "Why are you on the floor...." he whispered ever so softly.

"Why are you on my bed?" Qian got back into the bed groaning loudly.

"It was cold.. I'm sorry if I disturbed your sleep. I didn't mean to...."

Qian turned to the other side. "shhh don't talk. I was at a very important part."

Cut off so rudely, Liwei decides to get up. He glanced at his pale shoulders than at Qian. 'what man isn't tempted by my beauty.. ugh this guy is a certified Eunuch! It's better to go after Fan. At least I know he takes notice of me. but.... he can't see.. how can I seduce him when he can't see?'

He walked over to the kitchen. There was a loaf of bread on the counter and peanut butter right next to it.

'ah ha, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. Let's make him his favorite breakfast,'

Humming softly, he smeared the peanut butter carefully on the bread, cut the corners and even evenly cut them into triangles. "This should do it,"

Right then Fan Xui walked in as fresh as ever. He had even shaved his beard and looked super handsome.

'an eye candy for sure,'

"Fan ah, I made you a sandwich. If you want..."

"You can have it. I'm having something else." he walked past him, reached fro the upper cupboard and took out a cup of noodles.

"There is no power outlet to heat up..."

Just as he was talking Fan Xui casually poured Water into a kettle and placed the plug into his hands. It switched on and the water became piping hot in a minute or so.

Without a word, he took his cup of noodles and walked over to the dining table.

Standing there with the plate in hand, Liwei felt very frustrated. 'Nothing is going according to plan. Nothing! I hate it so much...'

He calmed down a bit and walked out. "Fan, I thought you like peanut butter best."

"I like ramen more now..." Fan Xui stirred up the noodles with a wide smirk on his face. He suddenly blushed and hid his face.

'What the fuck now? He is blushing at the noodles?'

"Do you like it? I can make you another one.."

Fan Xui cleared his throat and stopped stirring. "it's okay"

Right then, the doorbell rang.

"I'll go see who that is," Liwei hopped off and opened the door.

Outside stood the person he least wanted to meet. it was that assassin's brother. "why are you here?" he whispered with a deep glare.

That person just tried to walk past him.

He swiftly moved in front of him, blocking the way.

"Who is it?" fen Xui shouted from inside.

"Nobody..."

Yue pushed him away and barged inside. "Did I come at the wrong time.." he whispered, peering at Fan who had noodles hanging from his mouth.

"Yue.." he swiftly swallowed it all and started to choke.

"Oh my god.." Yue ran to him. But Liwei beat him to it and tapped Fan's back.

Eyes narrowed, Yue watched this. 'This guy is getting in my way.....it feels unpleasant.... very unpleasant...'

"Yue... sit down," Fan Xui pulled out a chair.

He sat down; placing all the side dishes he had brought along on the table. "Mum told me to give these to you. I think it's enough for a few days. Store it in a cold dry place..."

Fan Xui happily took it from him. "I'll be right back,"

Yue watched him walk over to the kitchen.

Liwei sat on Fan Xui seat and smiled at him sweetly. "You didn't say you knew Fan ah. It's really nice to meet his friends."

"....." Yue pulled the cup noodles close and ate out of the same chopstick. "Is it so?"

Liwei's smile faltered but he quickly regained his confidence. "It's really a convenience to be with him.. he always makes sure that I'm comfortable and well taken care of. Such a sweet person was deprived of his sight. God is cruel,,"

Yue raised a brow. "mnn hmm..." he rolled the noodles up on the chopstick and ate it all in one gulp. "so why are you telling me this? Did I ask?"

"No, I... wanted to have a conversation that's all...."

Yue gulped down the soup and slammed the cup on the table. "Enough with the fake pretense. I don't care what you are doing here. I believe Fan is smart enough not to fall for your tricks."

Liwei's smile fully melted away, replaced by that familiar frowning look. "Look you bitch, get off my lawn. These two men are mine!"

"Two? So it's polyamorous? Hmm, I wonder who the top and bottom are.. I bet it is just you playing with your ass while the other watches in disgust," he wiped his mouth clean.

"You!" Liwei gritted his teeth loudly. "Bitches like you need to be taught a lesson," suddenly he slapped his own face, rolled off the chair and pitifully sprawled on the ground. "aghhh.... why.... why did you hit me...." he loudly cried holding his pink cheeks.

Yue just blinked at him innocently.

Qian ran out of the room hurriedly. "What happened?" he hurriedly helped that white lotus up. "Yue whatever it was you should not have hit him like that," he chided softly.

'Say what now?' He looked at him up and down. Qian might be a brilliant scientist but when it comes to simple things he was as dumb as a fucking ostrich.'

"Would you like almond milk in your coffee?" Fan Xui walked out of the kitchen with a steaming hot coffee in hand. "What's going on?"

Yue rushed to him, carefully took the coffee away and placed it on the counter. He grabbed him by his collar and kissed him smack on his lips.

"Mum invited you to dinner. Don't you dare bring any plus one.. They are not invited," he glared at both Qian and Liwei and walked out of the house.