Word Of Honesty

[06] Luoyang City

After they settled the matter with Hua Village, Wen Kexing and Zhou Zishu rode their horses toward south. They only stopped to rest for a bit and sleep when it was night. The next dawn, they continued their journey by horses, they didn't rest for long because of the unforeseen trouble with the lady bandit had somehow delay them.

When they finally arrived at the Luoyang city, it was already the third day. It was afternoon when they arrived there and both decided to find an inn to rest and eat.

After all, they had wedding to attend tomorrow.

Wen Kexing put the bags on the table and watched as Zhou Zishu sat down heavily on the seat. He smiled at the man, "Ah Xu, when the hot water arrives, you take a bath first. I've something to do first."

Zhou Zishu sat straighter on the seat as he eyed the former ghost leader. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to borrow their kitchen to cook." Wen Kexing was about to walk out when Zhou Zishu walked to him and pulled his hand.

"Don't worry about cooking. Just let them send the food. You don't have to cook when you're this tired." Zhou Zishu said as he pulled the man to sit next to him. As soon as Wen Kexing was seated, he leaned toward the man and rested his head on his broad shoulder.

Wen Kexing didn't reject the rarely intimacy shown by his soulmate. After all, Zhou Zishu was a shy man but when he acted cute like this, Wen Kexing felt like an arrow struck his heart.

As expected, his Ah Xu was the cutest!

As they quietly rested, soon, there were knocks on the door. Wen Kexing stared at the man leaning on his shoulder and smiled. "Get up, Ah Xu ah. I'll open the door."

Zhou Zishu grumbled in protest but reluctantly removed his head from his 'pillow'. Wen Kexing chuckled as he tucked a stray hair behind the beautiful, handsome man's ear.

"I'll be back..." he whispered quietly before he went to open the room door.

There were two males who brought up a barrel of hot water for bath. Wen Kexing allowed them to put it behind a folding screen and thanked the two young men.

He however saw as one of the youths' eyes went to his soulmate and Wen Kexing immediately stepped to cover the man's sight. He smiled meaningfully. "Thank you for sending the bath water."

The young man looked at the handsome young master's not so friendly smile and immediately, bowed his head as he quickly walked out of the room.

Wen Kexing sneered and closed the door shut. "The old horse in the stable still yearns to gallop one thousand miles[1]."

Zhou Zishu looked at Wen Kexing and sighed. This man was easily jealous. He called him, "Lao Wen, come here."

Wen Kexing immediately walked toward the former Tian Chuang leader like a henpecked partner. He sulked, "Ah Xu, I wonder if you need to wear a veil to cover your pretty face."

"Nonsense. Didn't you say you don't like me wearing a disguise?" Zhou Zishu countered calmly with raised eyebrows.

"That..." Wen Kexing didn't know what to say, after all, he did say that before. But, being himself, Wen Kexing wouldn't stop bickering, "Whatever, I don't like him looking at you like that. Ah Xu, it's your fault for being so beautiful!"

Zhou Zishu smiled and got up from his seat. He stood in front of the childish sulking man. "Lao Wen, you're the only one for me."

Those words did the wonderful job to make his man happy.

Wen Kexing instantly grinned. He hugged the handsome man and rested his chin on that strong shoulder. His act was coquettish. "Glad you know that. Ah Xu is mine. You can only be mine in this lifetime and the next, next, next lifetimes."

"Okay, okay. I'm yours. I won't be another's." Zhou Zishu smiled tenderly as he patted the taller man's back softly. He then pushed the other from him. "I want to take a bath."

"You go take a bath. I'll go down to order food. I forgot to order just now." Wen Kexing said, a little annoyed. It was that young man's fault. Look, he even forgot to order food for both of them.

Zhou Zishu didn't say anything. He just ushered the man to go out. When Wen Kexing walked out, he removed his clothes and took a bath behind the screen. He sighed as the hot water washed his fatigue and dirt away. As he washed his body, he paused his movement and bit his lower lip in contemplation.

They had been together for five months and yet, they still didn't do anything too intimate.

Even if they were soulmates, they never did it. The most they did were kissing, hugging and touching above the body. He sometimes did help Wen Kexing with his problem but he never let the man touch or see him there.

To be honest, Zhou Zishu also desired to be with Wen Kexing. Which person didn't want to be connected with the one they loved?

However...

"Ah Xu, I'm back!"

Zhou Zishu immediately removed such thoughts and answered the man. "I'm taking a bath. Wait for me, I'll be done shortly."

"Okay." Wen Kexing replied as he put the tray of food on the table. They had booked the first class room, so the room was quite big and spacious. He sat on the chair as he waited for his man. His eyes couldn't help straying toward the screen. Behind that screen was his beautiful naked Ah Xu.

He sighed. Even if he wanted to peek at the man bathing, he felt it was outrageous when Zhou Zishu himself wasn't ready to be intimate with him.

Patient.

Wen Kexing told himself. He knew that Zhou Zishu loved him and he just needed the time to be ready.

"I'm done." Zhou Zishu walked out from behind the screen. He smiled at the man sitting on the chair. "Lao Wen, go take a bath while the water is still warm."

Wen Kexing stood from the chair and walked to his soulmate. "Ah Xu, let me help with your hair first."

"It's fine. I can do it myself." Zhou Zishu rejected and pushed the other toward the screen. "I'm already hungry, if you help me, the food will get cold by the time you finish bathing."

The former ghost leader chuckled and turned around as he gave a surprise kiss on Zhou Zishu's left cheek. "Okay, I'll listen to Ah Xu's words."

Wen Kexing didn't take long to bath. He finished quickly because he knew that Zhou Zishu certainly was hungry. After all, he knew how impatient was his dear soulmate when he was hungry. He could be a second Ye Baiyi.

"I'm done." Wen Kexing said after he combed his hair and went to sit opposite of his soulmate.

Zhou Zishu immediately reached for a pair of chopsticks and took the nearest meat dish. The meat was sliced thin and the red color of special sauce looked so appetising. The moment it entered his mouth, Zhou Zishu hummed in delight.

"This is so good. Lao Wen, you taste this too," Zhou Zishu said as he picked a piece of meat for Wen Kexing and held it near his man's mouth.

Wen Kexing opened his mouth and ate the meat. He chewed for a few times before he swallowed it. "It does taste good." Well, it was especially delicious because his Ah Xu was feeding him.

"What about this one?" Wen Kexing pointed at another dish without moving his own chopsticks.

Zhou Zishu automatically picked up the food and sent it toward his soulmate's mouth.

Wen Kexing had a wide smile on his face after the ate from his Ah Xu's chopsticks. "I think I fall more and more in love with my Ah Xu."

Zhou Zishu merely ignored the former ghost leader and continued to eat his food. Both of them were really hungry, so, it didn't take long before all the food on the table were cleaned up.

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Chinese Proverbs

[1] "The old horse in the stable still yearns to gallop one thousand miles." : Trying to get something that's too out of reach.