Watching the calls keep coming in on his phone, Xu Wang fully understood for the first time what people meant when they said being speechless could actually make you laugh.
Xu Wang rejected the call and sent him a sticker of a puppy deep in thought!
Pei Yanchuan replied instantly: Wifey.
Xu Wang sent him several more stickers like that, and Pei Yanchuan replied to every single one instantly.
By the time Xu Wang was washing his hands, his phone began vibrating again. Without looking, he knew it was another familiar video call.
Xu Wang picked up his phone, took a deep breath, and opened the door, coming face-to-face with Pei Yanchuan, who had been standing outside the whole time.
Pei Yanchuan was still standing where he had been before, only now he held a phone, its screen still showing an outgoing video call.
Before coming out, Xu Wang had clearly had a bellyful of things to say to him. Yet when he actually came out and saw Pei Yanchuan's pitiful gaze, he suddenly could not get a single word out.
Xu Wang sighed deeply, then reached out, took Pei Yanchuan's hand, and led him to the balcony corridor. The weather was lovely today. Perhaps because the weather was transitioning into autumn, the air lacked its usual oppressive heat and even held a hint of coolness. The balcony corridor was a very good place for an afternoon nap.
Xu Wang pulled Pei Yanchuan over and had him lie down on the lounge chair first. Once he made sure Pei Yanchuan was settled, Xu Wang sat down too and curled into his arms.
The two lay on the spacious lounge chair, which rocked gently under their combined weight.
"There, there. You'll feel better after some sleep." Thinking of how Pei Yanchuan