Masquerade | Johnyong

★ Chapter fourty-seven

Masquerade 47

Sicheng stares at Yuta as he sleeps, lightly tracking over his features. He smiles to himself upon seeing Yuta shift in his position. Even while sleeping, he was still so beautiful. Sicheng adored everything about him.

Yuta unconsciously wraps his arms around Sicheng, pulling him to his chest. Sicheng looks up, questioning if he's awake or not but the older still sleeps soundlessly. He doesn't mind. He takes a nice whiff of Yuta's musk scent before burying himself even deeper into Yuta's arms.

Slowly, he falls back asleep. Not long after, Yuta wakes up. He checks the time and it's nearly 10 in the morning. He shifts slightly and that's enough for Sicheng to wake up.

"I'm awake before you. . .Good morning." Yuta says, placing a kiss on Sicheng's forehead.

"I was awake earlier but I fell asleep again." Sicheng says with a yawn as he sits up. "I have to get ready."

"I'm going to the mall with Taeyong-ssi."

"Oh. . ."

Sicheng can see the rather bitter look on Yuta's face at the mention of Taeyong's name. "Is it weird?" He asks.

"What?"

"Is it weird for you?"

"No, not at all. I'm just confused why you're even going out with him in the first place." Yuta scowls. His tone is slightly agitated and Sicheng can tell.

"Well, if it makes you feel any better, we're only going to lure out a mole."

Yuta only hums, dismissing it. Sicheng frowns but he gets out of bed. "I'll be back soon." He says but Yuta just ignores it. Sicheng's chest tightens and he already doesn't have a good feeling.

Nevertheless, he leaves Yuta's room to go get ready. As he walks down to his room he sees his sister and Ten. That's odd. "Why is she with Ten?" He questions.

Mei usually prefers to avoid Ten but now she's talking with him? Sicheng sees Mei take a box from Ten before he leaves.

His heart drops to his stomach as his eyes widen, watching her go inside her room with a huge smile. Before he knows it, he finds himself storming towards her room. He barges in, causing her to jump.

"What is that?" He asks. Mei just stares at her brother in disbelief. "Excuse me?" She scoffs as she goes to sit down at her vanity.

Sicheng goes over there and snatches the box from her. He opens it, revealing a bracelet. "What the hell is this?"

"A bracelet. . ." Mei answers with a questioning tone, acting clueless and confused by her brother's behavior.

"Why did Ten give this to you?" Sicheng asks. He can feel the lump forming in his throat as tears start to form. While he tries to give Mei the benefit of doubt, he knows deep inside what she's done.

"What's it to you?"

"Ten doesn't just give people gifts without a reason. It's either he has ulterior motives or. . . You gave him something in return." Sicheng explains to her. Even though this is a hopeless situation, he's hoping she'll tell him something that will contradict his beliefs.