Link: https://mobile.twitter.com/cravedcuddle/status/1599479668054188033
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- Babygirl?
Jiang Cheng shuddered, closed his eyes, and just hid deeper into Lan Huan's clothes. Those words cut through him like a white-hot knife through butter, but he said nothing.
Unaware that he was touching on raw nerves, Lan Xichen was arranging stuff on the phone, as was his habit. Actually, his phone was probably his most crucial possession.
- What do you want, asshole?
Kath had still not forgiven him for his perceptiveness and mockery yesterday.
- I thought I was a drunk, and childish. Ah, and loud! But I guess, you need me for something, hmmm?
- Kath, you need to chill. Du Shuangyu's ego needed boosting. The case was important. – he grinned, mocking her yet again, and she huffed. – But you are right. I need you today! Where are you?
- I will be setting off soon. I thought you needed us at the office at 1:30?
- Ehhhm, change of plans. One of our clients needs babysitting! – he laughed out now, and Jiang Cheng looked up at him, amazed at his light-hearted attitude and courage to actually insult a millionaire.
Lan Xichen was unabashed. He liked his lover's eyes on him, always.
- Is Gao Xi with you? – he asked her, smirking, and knowing that she was going to explode any minute now.
- Noooooooooo! Whyyyyy would he beeeee? – her voice trailed in an attempt to be sarcastic, sounding childish for real.
- Ayyy, dunno! I thought the two of you were... fucking?! – Lan Xichen chirped so innocently that the driver shot a glance in the rear-view mirror, and Jiang Cheng only huffed, inhaling as much of the hypnotizing perfume as he could – they were already getting into town.
- Get to the point, asshole! - she hissed so loudly now that even he overheard her voice clearly, but Lan Xichen didn't even flinch.
- Listen, doll. Jokes aside, I am going to need your car today. So forget about taxis. Get the Mercedes. And I will take you some place nice, I promise! – he purred, half-begging for a favor, half-ordering her.
She huffed on the line too.
- It better be good! I haven't paid the yearly insurance yet! It's motherfucking January still, Boss! Dammit!
- Well, if any cops give us any grief today, I am just gonna use my glorious fame and massive fortune, and also the fact that my daddy and the Mayor were classmates! – Lan Huan joked, and both he and Kath burst into shared laughter now, loud and ringing.
Jiang Cheng was mildly horrified, and, frowning, he now tugged at Lan Huan's coat, trying to attract his attention and shaking his head "no". The tall man indeed paid attention to him now, his hand caressing over his face again, and he couldn't help but melt again, especially as Lan Huan now murmured lovingly:
- All will be fine, my lovely one... You'll see... My beautiful one... my perfect one...
- Boss? Are you still there?! I thought I overheard some cheesy Mexican soap opera over the line! Where the fuck are you!? – Katherine mocked at him, but he didn't look away: Jiang Cheng was quite flushed and looked absurdly pretty right now.
- I will be at the office soon, babygirl. Let's meet up there. I need to say "goodbye" to my husband. Then we'll go together. I'll explain.
- Husband?! – she exclaimed now. – Oh Christ on a stick! Please, don't tell me you two eloped?! Damn! Xichen!
- No. Not yet. – Lan Huan said thoughtfully and absolutely seriously.
- Oh, god! Did I just give you an idea...?! Boss??? Why ain't you saying anything??? Are you.... Damn, you! Are you considering it right now?!?! – she yelled over the phone, terrified.
Lan Huan laughed out so loud that the windows of the taxi shook, and they were pressed so close together that all of Jiang Cheng's insides reverberated too, and he bit his lips, and closed his eyes – this was pure pleasure, his voice, his laugh...
- Calm down, little girl! I hate my parents, but this is a little too extreme, even for me! I don't wanna give them heart attacks after all! Not yet! – he joked again. – Plus, we have the big case to make money out of! Hurray!!!
- Huan... - Jiang Cheng mumbled under his nose, not really appreciating this kind of humor.
The young lawyer leaned over him and gave him a sweet, slow kiss.
Dammit.
He didn't want for them to part.
Did they really have to work today???
- All because of Wei fucking Wuxian... - he mumbled under his breath again, gasping a little, when they separated, but Lan Huan caught that, and laughed again.
He was in a good mood today, and this was good. It was great!
Jiang Cheng gave him his best smile too, and listened now – they were almost there already.
- How's the ring research going, Kath? – Lan Xichen asked a little more seriously now, biting his lips. He had to hurry with this one task.
- Weeeeell... it would go a lot quicker if you gave me at least SOME parameters! Like, for a simple example – gold, silver, steel or titanium, or platinum, or----
- OK, OK, OK! I got it! Jeeez! – Lan Huan puffed. – Let's meet at the Death. I will be there anyway. – he mumbled now.
- Fine! - she grunted, sounding a little winded now; she was probably getting into her car already. – Should I let the boys know? How long are we gonna take?
- Well... Hmmm. – Lan Huan mumbled. – It will take up to 20 minutes to get to Di's place... Then maybe half an hour to get to the candy... Maybe spend half an hour chatting... half an hour back... Traffic...
- BOSS!!! – she had to cut the mindless rumble short.
- Alright, alright! – he grunted too. – We'll be back by 4! We should be! The D.A.'s pup will be coming along at 4:30, dammit!
- FINE!!! – she puffed. - I'll just text the morons!
- Fine!!!! – he huffed back and hung up on her.
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- Babe?
- Damn brats! – Lan Xichen exclaimed now. – Why can't everyone just be like Du Shuangyu?! He never cares about explanations – he just obeys! Damn!
- Hahaha! – Jiang Cheng surprised him by laughing openly, genuinely amused by the last sentence; it was rare. – You would be suuuper bored if everyone just obeys you! You'd go crazy! – he sniggered, letting his hand track a path up his lover's abs, to his chest, caressing over the ivory silk.
- You are so right, darling... My beautiful darling... Wanyin... - the big man purred, kissing his lover once again, and not really in a hurry to pay the taxi's fee.
They had arrived.
