God's Bargain

(9)

isn't it weird to start knowing someone by their choice of clothes? because that's how yibo was being right now. being weird and staring. staring for too long at xiao zhan's robes, criticizing the fine silk, remembering how does it feel against his skin

"what's wrong" Xiao zhan ask, his attention mainly on yibo while his hands were busy preparing the materials he need for his calligraphy. a paper, the brush, and the ink that he was currently mixing, preparing it

he probably felt yibo staring

"ah, no! just go on Xiao zhan" yibo answered and liking the way the simple action of saying the latter's name made him feel. different and new but he likes it and thought if he's the only one being affected like this or Xiao zhan was experiencing this fluttering too like there are a lot of alive bugs in his stomach

ever since he got to know the god's real name, his birth name, yibo's curiosity, his eagerness to know the man multiplied and if he could still tamp it down at the start, it was now out of control, thriving like a lion on hunt, clawing at every detailed Xiao zhan throw at him, every information about him printed on his mind like he's originally meant to know the latter better than how he knows the back of his hand

yibo wanted more and he couldn't stop even wanting more

and wearing the same robes as him, feeling how he felt on those might quench his thirst

the whole time he dreamed, yibo did everything just to touch Xiao zhan's robes

~

"attention everyone!" their manager called and the sounds of keyboard typing came into halt

yibo put down the folder he was busy reading as he focused on the manager's words

"the company has successfully secured a connection with mr liu!" within the short message, noises bloomed inside their office, claps and exchanges of  "congratulations" were heard, yibo smiled as he arranged the files on top of his desk, busy minding his own as he drowned in the multiple murmurs coming from his co workers including seungyoon that's complaining about a need for the salary raise because of their good works that probably made mr liu to agree

a stack of files on his table and yet there's another one, landing on top of them as his manager just slapped another paper on his table

yibo looked up at him

"sir?"

"you're such a hard worker mr wang, you deserve to be assigned to be the company's representative on the upcoming meeting with Mr liu" the manager smiled, a faked one, and leave as if he didn't just brought another work to torture yibo because that's how cruel he is

he can't even say a word?!

yibo hates him, from the start until now. he remembered how that man mocked his freshly graduate self on the day of his interview, belittled his performance on the first day, making him do every work, not even his responsibility, since he came back, literally doing everything because the CEO favored yibo instead of him

what a jealous old man. yibo glared at the retreating back of the latter

"I'll accompany you don't worry" seungyoon whispered at his side and yibo just gave him a weak and tired smile

yibo suddenly wants the day to end so he could finally go home and dream

~

his expectations didn't betray him at all as the first thing he saw when he opened his eyes were the bright colored robes, the white tie of his hair dancing through the air, and Xiao zhan drawing something across from him