Perhaps it was the alcohol. Nothing would have happened if Shi Wei hadn't brought it up, but the moment he did, Ji Hanchuan's hand gave a reflexive squeeze.
The feel: full marks.
Shi Wei's pupils shook.
He was wearing thin, loose pajamas today, and nothing blocked the force of that squeeze.
-"Holy shit, you actually dared to squeeze me! You think you're the only one with big hands? The only one with strength?"
-"Go on, then! You're a blind man whose ruined taste has left him dysfunctional. How are you any different from a eunuch?"
Ji Hanchuan: ...
Ji Hanchuan stared unblinkingly into Shi Wei's eyes.
He really wanted to know what other nonsense Shi Wei would think up!
Shi Wei fluttered his raven-feather lashes, like a gentle partner earnestly concerned for his husband's health, as warm as a spring breeze. "Honey, were you out drinking with friends? Be more careful next time, okay? Otherwise, I'll worry."
-"Pah! Me, worry about you? I'm just afraid Xu Xirui will eat you alive and drain every last drop, leaving me without a penny in the divorce!"
Ji Hanchuan's dark eyes were unfathomable.
So he wanted a divorce too.
Although he didn't understand why Shi Wei had mentioned Xu Xirui, it now seemed that getting divorced wouldn't be as difficult as he'd imagined.
A hint of a smile appeared in his eyes.
Shi Wei froze.
-"Why isn't this bastard saying anything? And why is he smiling at me? Did all that booze cure his eyes? Did his emotional intelligence reclaim the high ground, making him suddenly realize I'm ridiculously good-looking?"
-"Holy crap! Am I finally going to say goodbye to being a wizard? I wonder if it's too late to stuff some chives into this bastard's mouth?"
Ji Hanchuan couldn't listen anymore.
He dumped Shi Wei onto the couch, then sat in the armchair on the other side and wearily rubbed between his brows.
This "skill" really was incredibly noisy.
Shi Wei's inner voice made him feel worse than being drunk did!
"Honey..."
What trouble was he trying to stir up now?
Ji Hanchuan opened his eyes and looked at him coldly.
Holding a glass of honey water, Shi Wei puffed out his cheeks and blew on it, then eagerly brought it to his lips. "Feeling awful? Have some. It'll help you feel a little better."
Ji Hanchuan was a little surprised, then fixed his gaze on Shi Wei's smiling eyes.
-"Have some of my spit!"
Ji Hanchuan: ...
Great. They were getting divorced tomorrow.
They absolutely had to!
Ji Hanchuan took the water and set it aside, then heard a sudden "ding" from the laptop Shi Wei had tossed onto the couch.
Shi Wei looked back at him in a bit of a panic. The instant their eyes met, his inner voice entered Ji Hanchuan's mind again.
-"Can't let the bastard see!"
"Ding."
The laptop sounded another notification, and Shi Wei lunged over to snap it shut.
Ji Hanchuan shot him a sidelong glance. What was he hiding?
Shi Wei saw the question in his eyes, swallowed, and gave an awkward smile. "I just downloaded a few things that aren't very important."
"What things?" Ji Hanchuan reached over, but Shi Wei hugged the laptop and turned away to dodge him.
Ji Hanchuan sneered. "If they aren't important, why can't I see them?"
Shi Wei suddenly grew coy. "Oh, stop it."
Ji Hanchuan was even more puzzled.
"Honey, you weren't home, so I found myself a little entertainment." Shi Wei covered his face shyly, but his flushed cheeks were still visible through the gaps between his fingers.
Ji Hanchuan: ...
This idiot was noisy both inside and out!
Ji Hanchuan got up to return to his room, picking up the jacket Shi Wei had flung onto the floor on his way.
When he bent down, his powerful waist was visible even through his white shirt, and his upper-arm muscles stretched his sleeves taut.
"Wow~ Your waist and arms look really strong, honey." Shi Wei rested his chin on the back of the couch, looking just like a lecher peeping at a handsome man.
Ji Hanchuan nearly threw his back out.
He straightened and looked down at Shi Wei. "My strong waist and arms would be perfect for holding up that perky ass of yours and lifting you up..."
"Huh?" Shi Wei was utterly rattled by the fright.
Ji Hanchuan parted his thin lips. "Then throwing you downstairs."
Shi Wei: ...
Bastard!
Once Ji Hanchuan had entered his room, Shi Wei hurried back to his own room, opened his laptop, and clicked on the paid-troll ringleader's chat window.
The ringleader had sent him a money transfer.
Shi Wei happily accepted the money.
The ringleader: "Found a buyer for the video. Thanks. Hope we can work together again."
Shi Wei: "Handshake!"
Having the paid trolls sell the video to Xu Xirui's rival's company was simply brilliant. Even Shi Wei had to admire his own ingenuity.
The ringleader: "I can throw in a scandal about Shi Wei for you."
Shi Wei: "...Wouldn't that be a bad idea? Smearing Shi Wei must be as difficult as smearing Ji Hanchuan."
The ringleader: "It's fine. Shi Wei's reputation is terrible, and he isn't even popular. It'll only cost me a little time, not money. Consider it a perk."
Shi Wei: ???
Fuck! (A type of plant.)
Shi Wei: "Then why not have Shi Wei clout-chase off Ji Hanchuan?"
Shi Wei thought up a headline and sent it to him.
The ringleader: "...Man, you really like dancing on graves."
Shi Aili: "If we're chasing thrills, we might as well go all the way."
Ji Hanchuan woke up very early.
His hangover was still bothering him, so he went downstairs and ran a few kilometers before coming home to shower.
After his shower, Ji Hanchuan was wearing a bathrobe and about to change when a troublemaking knock came at his bedroom door.
Ji Hanchuan pressed his lips together and went over unhurriedly to open it.
Wearing a cute little bear apron, Shi Wei looked sweet and well-behaved. "Honey, time to get up and have break..."
Oh-ho.
A freshly bathed beauty?
His fringe, still dripping with water, clung to Ji Hanchuan's full forehead, slightly obscuring his sharp, narrow brows and eyes. He looked sexy and seductive.
The bastard was so sneaky, using a honey trap!
Did he think I'd fall for it that easily? Did he think I was the sort of shallow person who only cared about looks?
Then he really did know me!
Shi Wei's eyes lit up. "Honey, time to get up and eat me."
Ji Hanchuan: ...
He slammed the door shut, changed into a dark casual outfit, and only then came out.
The scent of chives wafted from the spacious dining table.
All ten jin of chives had made it onto the table.
Shi Wei pulled out a chair for him. "Come on over. These are all the dishes I promised to make for you yesterday, honey."
Ji Hanchuan ignored him, sat in the seat opposite, and reluctantly picked up his chopsticks to try a bite of scrambled eggs with chives.
Unexpectedly, it tasted good.
Shi Wei asked him, "Honey, is it good?"
"Not bad." Ji Hanchuan obligingly tasted a few other dishes. "If making it hadn't wrecked the kitchen so badly, it would be perfect."
Shi Wei: ...
After breakfast, Ji Hanchuan was about to bring up divorce with Shi Wei when he saw him exclaim over his phone, "Honey, has our relationship been exposed? Why is a marketing account talking about us?"
"Let me see." Ji Hanchuan leaned over to look. This was a sensitive period, after all. Nothing could go wrong.
Shi Wei cooperatively turned the screen toward him. On it was a marketing account with fewer than a hundred followers, which had posted a badly photoshopped picture of Ji Hanchuan and Shi Wei, paired with a sensational headline-
"Eating this treasure made Ji Hanchuan call Shi Wei Daddy!"
Ji Hanchuan: ...