The Guy in Black

shudders

Zhao Yunlan rubbed the water off his face and looked at the mirror. It's been quite a few days. His beard has grown again and it's a matter of time that the previous appearance is restored. 'But is that enough?'
He's really attracted to this professor. At first he was hooked with his beauty. His almost ivory coloured skin, slightly slanted eyes, long thick eyelashes, and thin reddish lips... he looks like a painting with his scholar aura. Then his gentle but somehow cold personality is also a catalyst. But the most fatal is his unknown mystery. Somehow, somewhere Yunlan knows something is amiss in him. And this mystery the reason for this attachment that he cannot shake off.
He groaned with closed eyes. No matter how much he's attracted or flirty, that man won't even give a chance. If possible he'll take a detour everytime he sees him. Now Yunlan haa to do this courting thing in public so Shen Wei can't even imagine to avoid him.
Honestly he's just a weak guy with exceptional looks. It's normal to provide protection for the people who is that much weak. Why can't he just accept it? But.......

Even if he accepted it, isn't it Yunlan himself who brought him to the door of the danger itself?
It's been thirty minutes since the call came. Time is ticking off and soon he has to go to the mob leader who kidnapped Wei. Shen Wei is kidnapped because of him, his previous work experience and feuds that he left unattended. He was a free man with no bounds so he really did forget about those grieves. And now Wei has to pay for it.
Yunlan shuddered. He doesn't know what he's gonna see once he meets the man.

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The warehouse is dark from outside. From his past experiences Yunlan is certain it'll look very gloomy from inside too. It's like a psychic play for those with less mental strength. He stepped inside. Sure enough, the dim yellow lights in the gloomy room is not sufficient to see if do not have the night vision exercised. The only strong light is on the man slumped in a heap on cold floor. His hands are cuffed on his back and the always neat hair is a bit disheveled. No one talked.
Yunlan watched a man taking a  half filled bucket and before he can utter a word, the water was thrown on the man who jolted awake. With a slight pained groan he looked up and blinked rapidly to focus. Yunlan's eyes stuck on the caked blood on his left temple. 'what did I do?'
He wanted to kill the one badly who hurt his Professor to the point of bleeding but his gun had already been confiscated after entering. What can he do??
"Shen Wei??.." he asked tentatively.  Instantly Wei's eyes focused on him. His brows furrowed. "It's gonna be okay"... 'nothing is ok. It's a mess. And i dont really know how to take you out of it unscathed..' but he really can't say it aloud right?
   That moment he watched Wei's eyes widened and he scrambled to get up from the floor while he screamed.."YUNLAN"

Yunlan slumped on the floor himself. He didn't know if he should laugh and rejoice because it's the first time his professor called him without honorifics or if he should be sad that may be it's the last time he's hearing the voice. The searing pain and burn from  the bullet wounds on his shinbone and back tried to overwhelm him and a few seconds later a heavy hit on his arm let him succumb to the physical pain. He muffled his pained groan with gritted teeth. The last thing he wants to see is his professor.
So He watched.
He watched as Shen Wei stood up from the floor, his face and eyes went blank and emotionless in a blink with a dark frosty look that even knowing he can be dead any moment, he still shuddered.