Chase And Run [Wenzhou]

Part 11 - not your fault

Right after the class ended, wen kexing bolted out of the hall, leaving his friends behind to chase zhou zishu that just left a few seconds ago.

"What happened? Why did he left in rush?" Xie wang looked at his two other friends, raising his brows in wonder.

"Probably trying to grab that spicy chicken leg at the cafe." Qiao luohan casually answered while putting her stuff into her bag.

"What?"

"It's limited edition.."

Du pusa shook his head. "Nah..he was chasing that guy zhou zishu."

"How do you know?" Xie wang asked.

"How do I know...maybe because I caught him staring at zhou zishu during the whole lecture." She had been watching wen kexing from the start, seeing how his attention was set on the pretty man, she knew that was the only possible answer to wen kexing's action.

"A-shu!" Wen kexing rushed towards zhou zishu that was seen intentionally ignoring his call. He grabbed the man's arm, turning him around to face him. "Hey.."

Zhou zishu's expression changed, smiling plainly upon seeing wen kexing's face. "Oh hi." He averted his gaze from directly looking into the taller man's eyes, a sigh could be heard escaped from his mouth.

"A-shu.." seeing the uninterested look zhou zishu gave him, he knew the man was still mad about the incident at the club a few days ago. After that night, he tried to call zhou zishu, feeling the immediate regret for leaving him alone at the club, but he couldn't reach him at all. Even at the college, zhou zishu seems to be avoiding him every time he tried to approach him. "I'm really sorry.."

"Sorry for what..? Mistakenly kissing me and left me all alone?" Zhou zishu let out a soft laugh, trying to regard the matter as a joke, even when it already made him cry for the whole night.

Wen kexing's hand moved from zhou zishu's arm down to the man's fingers, holding it firmly as he shook his head trying to give an explanation. "No, please..I'm so sorry I didn't know what came into me that night. I'm really sor-"

"Do you like me, wen kexing?" Zhou zishu cut him off, staring right at wen kexing's face as his expression changed upon listening to the question. Speechless, and his eyes were trembling. "Or was that really just a drunken mistake?"

"I.." Wen kexing's head was in total chaos as he didn't know what to say. One more mistake and he might ruin the whole thing, again. Was that really a drunk mistake? Do I really like him? -

As seeing the obvious hesitation to answer from the man, zhou zishu chuckled, sighing before pulling his hand from wen kexing's hold. "I understand." Even though it was hard to swallow the truth, zhou zishu kept showing his smile accepting that the kiss was just a mistake.

"A-shu.."

"But still, it's kinda hurt you know..because I thought maybe you already open your heart for me when you kissed me. It turned out to be a mistake. But I understand, it was my mistake, I get my hopes high after we spent some time together. So, forget it. And..let's not meet each other again."

Wen kexing's eyes widened. He quickly once again grabbed the man's hands, pulling him closer with his body slightly shaking. "No no what do you mean? Why can't we meet each other again?"

"I don't think I could meet you without getting my hopes high after this. I really like being with you, and I thought I could stay as a friend even if you don't like me back, but these days, I kept wishing for us to be more than that even when I know it's impossible, and that wish would hurt both of us someday. So I thought, since our assignment have been submitted, and there's no other thing that need us to be together, maybe it's better to put our distance just like before." Zhou zishu gently pushed wen kexing's hand away. "I'm sorry I kept bothering you, it must've been hard for you. Don't worry, I won't meddle in your life anymore."

Wen kexing kept staring at zhou zishu, only a soft whisper of the word "a-shu.." could be heard coming out of his mouth as a reply. He wanted to say more. He wanted to give an answer that could make zhou zishu stay with him, yet he found himself at lost for words as his heart was beating fast for the man in front of him.

Zhou zishu smiled again, this time even more brightly and genuine in hope to ease the tension on wen kexing's face. "Hey..don't think too much. It's not your fault. Maybe if one day my feelings for you disappear, I'll come back to be friend with you."