Unlike Tzuyu, Sana uses white lighting for her living room and Tzuyu’s pale pallor is very obvious under its glare. From where she is standing, his lips do not seem to have any blood in them so she gently touches his face and asks curiously.
“TzuTzu_ah, have you met any female ghosts* recently who has stolen your Yang energy?”
“Huh?” When her meaning sinks in, he lowers his head uncomfortably. “No….”
“If not, why do you look so pale?”
“I –“
At this moment, someone knocks on her door. “Food delivery! Is anyone home? “
Sana rushes to get the door and returns shortly with a paper bag and a cup of Coke in hand. Tzuyu takes the drink from her and besides hearing the tinkle of ice-cubes, he can also feel the chill of ice through the cup. Frowning, he says.
“Haven’t I said you should avoid eating junk food? And so much ice in this drink. Do you know how damaging it is to your stomach?”
“How come you sounds like my mom?” Sana places the paper bag on the table and takes out a hamburger from within. A hamburger, a cup of Coke…. that is her dinner? Tzuyu suddenly feels a stirring in his heart. Although a big part of it is pity, he also feels a tiny, teeny bit of glee; is this how she gets by if he is not around to cook for her? What kind of life is that!
When she sees him staring at her food, she feels a little embarrassed. “Do you want some? Ah, I forgot, you should have eaten by now.“
He purses his lips. “Yes I have eaten but I am hungry again.”
As if I believe you, thinks Sana, still she gives him her burger. “Why not you take half of mine? I am not a big fan of burgers anyway.”
He takes her burger and stands up. “Let’s go.”
“Where are you going? Excuse me, are you taking the whole thing without even leaving a corner for me? That is so cruel. I haven't had any dinner, hey... I am hungry too.”
“Come to my place and I will prepare dinner for you.”
As soon as she had heard his words, she follows him happily. “Yey!”
“And bring the Coke along.”
“I thought you said I shouldn’t drink it?”
“Yes I did, but I can use it to make Coca-Cola chicken.”
So the both of them walk over to his apartment. Although it has only been a couple of days since she has stepped into his place, Sana has the feeling that she has been away for a long time and feels a sense of familiarity once she steps into the living room. Tzuyu takes the Coke from her hands and asks her to wait in the living room while he whips up something in the kitchen.
While she is sitting on the sofa, Schrödinger strolls into the room like the proud eunuch he is. Ever since the last time he has cozied up to Sana over the mouse incident, he has not paid her any attention on her subsequent visits. Perhaps because it has been several days but he stares hard at her and Sana waves. “Hi.”
Schrödinger walks over and after sniffing around her ankles, he hops onto her lap. Sana is a bit unbelieving by his sudden welcome and strokes his head carefully while he bats at her hand playfully. She is very happy– can this be considered as absence making the heart fonder? – and plays with him. After a while, she notices some medicine packaging in the rubbish bin near her table and she puts Schrödinger away so that she can flip through its contents. Empty medicine boxes in hand, she walks up to Tzuyu.
YOU ARE READING
My Neighbor Is A Freeloader
Romance"Yo, my dear neighbor, you ate too much of my rice, how are you going to repay me?" "....Umm!?... Money!?" "Money? I do not want money. I only want you." SATZU X Gender bender Note: This story is not mine. This is one of my favorite novels and...
