The Actor's Bodyguard

15. Sharing Is Caring

When Luo Hua and Cheng Hao arrived at the set, all eyes landed on them and whispers reached from ear to ear. As the decor accident was quite scary, nobody was in the mood to talk about Cheng Hao being called as babe, but it was a new day, so people talked.

Normally, Luo Hua wouldn't mind being the center of gossip, but next to him, Cheng Hao looked extremely uncomfortable. He was fidgeting constantly and not making eye contact with anyone.

"You can ask me directly rather than whispering behind me," Luo Hua said with a smile to the staff members behind them.

"Are you..." Zhen Zhen started, but Na Na shushed her with an elbow on her side.

"Are we?" Luo Hua didn't let it go.

"Dating?" Zhen Zhen blurted out, ignoring Na Na's attempts.

"Yes" was the actor's answer, "as now you know, can you stop gossiping about us? It makes my boyfriend uncomfortable." Then, he held the stupefied bodyguard's hand and directed him towards the dressing room. Poor Li Jun could deal with them later.

"I am so sorry for that," Luo Hua apologized immediately after he closed the door behind them.

"I thought," Cheng Hao put his arm on the door, trapping Luo Hua in between him and the door, "actors tended to hide their relationships, but look at you! Announcing it everywhere easily."

Luo Hua folded his arms on his chest defensively, "why can't I announce it as I wish? Don't tell me you plan to break up with me," he challenged his lover, squinting his eyes threateningly.

"No way," Cheng Hao unfolded Luo Hua's arm and made them circled around his neck, "I started to enjoy the fame, so I want to stick with you," he teased the actor.

Luo Hua chuckled before suddenly getting serious. "Do you want to stick to me only as my boyfriend or both professionally and romantically?"

"Why do you ask? Are you going to fire me?" Cheng Hao felt uneasy. He already forgot that their contract was only for two months and the due date was quite soon.

"Of course not," Luo Hua pinched his cheek, "I just talked with Mo Li yesterday when you were sleeping and asked if we can prolong your contract. She said fine as long as you are willing," he completed his sentence in one breath. He was afraid that Cheng Hao could misunderstand his intention.

The bodyguard kept his silence for a minute as a swirl of different emotions hit him hard. "Well," he said, fixing his brown eyes on Luo Hua's hazel eyes, "I am glad you asked her as now I don't have to beg her to let me stay."

"Really?" Luo Hua beamed.

"Really," Cheng Hao kissed Luo Hua's hair before letting him go. Only then, they noticed Hong Ye was still absent and Cheng Hao left the room to find her. However, Hong Ye was on sick leave, so Zhen Zhen took her place for the day happily as she was into gay couples.

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Six hours later, the duo was finally home. Luo Hua threw himself on the sofa, feeling exhausted because of all those action scenes.

"What shall I order?" Cheng Hao asked when he came back to the living room with his pyjamas.

"I don't know, something fast and easy to eat?" Luo Hua suggested as he had no energy even to raise a spoon.

"Hmm," Cheng Hao thought for a second before asking "how about me cooking some noodles?"

"Would you?" The actor's eyes sparkled as if the bodyguard wasn't cooking for at least four times a week.

Cheng Hao chuckled, "sure." It never stopped surprising him to see his lover beaming whenever homemade food was the subject. It also broke his heart as Luo Hua was deprived of parental love, therefore, he was determined to fill that void as much as he could.