'He dares? It's not like my charm is any less than him. If he dares to keep lovers, so will I. We'll see then who's loss it is.' Xie Yang confidently replied to Leo effortlessly thwarting his plans to incite a dog blood plot.
Anyways, Xie Yang was thoroughly aware of his husband's nature after all they've been together for more than two decades.
He knew better than anyone that his husband only had eyes for him. That had not changed since they were kids all the way up to his death.
"Tsk" Leo clicked his tongue in disappointment.
"Heartless couple spreading dog food to single dogs...." Leo muttered under his breath in dissatisfaction which Xie Yang ignored as background noise.
He shifted his attention back on his husband who had a cold look on his face with his lips pressed into a straight line. Although those close to him will be able to see that his eyes were filled with obvious worry and concern.
Seeing his husband look at him with such concern filled eyes made Xie Yang's heart feel as if it was scratched by a cat's paw, it wasn't painful but rather itchy.
He didn't know why but he suddenly wanted to cry.
Clearly it had been years since he got kicked out of his home, clearly he had long moved on from the hurt of betrayal, clearly he no longer wanted anything do with them but out of nowhere, going back to the time when his life was at peace before abruptly turning into a nightmare made him feel very aggrieved.
Xie Yang felt his eyes heat up and lowered his head to hide his tear filled eyes.
He didn't want to cry in front of Kai. At least not now.
But surprisingly, Xie Yang felt himself being hugged in a familiar embrace.
He instinctively reached out to hold his husband's broad back feeling an unprecedented sense of security in the strong arms holding him while burying his head into his neck.
Zhou Kai embraced Xie Yang in a tight hug while rubbing his head and gently patting his back in a rhythmic manner.
Surrounded by a familiar warmth which had been his harbour for many years instantly made Xie Yang relax his body.
Oh whatever. This was his husband. So what if he sees him shed a few tears. What has he not shown to his husband?
Xie Yang shamelessly justified his actions as he nuzzled deeper into Kai's nape to take in more of the comforting scent that his husband had and tightened his grip while sighing in satisfaction.
Zhou Kai saw his beloved's eyes turn red before he lowered his head to hide them. He felt his heart being torn apart at the sight of his sweetheart's pain.
Not knowing what happened or what to do made Zhou Kai flustered.
He racked his brain trying to think of ways to comfort people when in a flash of genius, he embraced his beloved's body and started to gently pat and rub him.
Feeling Xie Yang's tense body relax into his touch filled Zhou Kai's heart with immense satisfaction.
He felt Xie Yang tighten his grip and followed suit by holding him even tighter with no space for even a breath of wind to pass by between them.
Zhou Kai felt as if Xie Yang was tailor-made for him with his body fitting perfectly in his embrace. He secretly patted himself on the back for his quick thinking.
He tried his best to soften his voice and gently asked Xie Yang, "What's wrong Pres? Did something happen? I'm here for you if you need anything. You don't need to hide your tears from me."
After saying this, Zhou Kai immediately regretted sounding as if they had a close relationship when he was the source of majority of Xie Yang's headaches.
He even had a feeling that his sweetheart's tears were caused by him.
While he was wallowing in regret, he felt Xie Yang's head in his nape shake as he replied in a hoarse voice, "No, there's nothing wrong. Nothing happened. Something just got in my eye."
Zhou Kai might be blinded by love but even he knew that his beloved was telling a small lie.
Hearing the small lie did hurt Zhou Kai's feelings a little as that meant that his sweetheart didn't trust him enough to tell the truth but he was also painfully aware of the fact that he destroyed that trust by his own stupid behaviour over trying to get his beloved's attention.
'He doesn't trust me enough to tell me his problem but that's alright. We have plenty of time. I'll do anything to earn his trust back. No matter how long it takes.'
Zhou Kai thought as he replied in a gentle tone with a smile on his lips, "Is that so? Does it hurt a lot Pres?"
"No... It doesn't hurt anymore." Xie Yang saw his husband playing along with his lie and felt warm in his heart.
"What are you planing to do by giving such a bad excuse to him?" Leo asked though his voice no longer contained any sarcastic tone.
'Nothing really. Even though he is my husband, I still have my pride. I don't want him to see me fighting with my family.' Xie Yang replied carelessly.
Xie Yang reluctantly got out of Zhou Kai's embrace but didn't step back to create distance between them.
He simply took his head out of his nape and brought his hands to the front while holding onto Kai's shoulders instead to look at him face to face.
Seeing Xie Yang trying to get out of his embrace made Zhou Kai feel sad about the short duration of their hug but he immediately felt joy when he saw that Xie Yang didn't let go and just changed his posture to face him.
He also faced Xie Yang with an expressionless face as he nonchalantly kept his hands on his waist still holding him in a intimate position.
Due to the height difference between them, Xie Yang looked up to meet Zhou Kai's eyes while he looked down. With only a fistful of space left between their lips, the atmosphere seemed to turn ambiguous.
The both of them holding onto each other looked like a pair of clingy lovers unwilling to be away from each other for even a second.
"Tsk Heartless Couple" Leo saw their intimate posture and directly got out of the alleyway not wanting to see this couple spreading dog food for an empty audience.