My angel will judge me.

part 41

Wei Wuxian comes out of the bathroom and sees Wangji lying on the bed under a blanket. He slowly lies down next to him, but there’s a little distance between them—like two cautious roommates measuring the safe zone. Wangji senses it, but pretends to be in a deep sleep. Both of them stay silent, as if the whole world only has their breathing.

Meanwhile, Yibo and Xuan are both completely tipsy. Xuan is trying to leave, but Yibo, in a drunken voice, grabs him and says, "You fool! Going over the balcony? If we get caught by our parents, we’ll BOTH get beaten!"

Xuan obediently nods, but being drunk, he forgets his own coordination. He jumps over the balcony… and plop! Hits the floor. His waist hurts! Just then,  Caretaker hears the commotion and shouts, "Thief! Thief alert!"

Yibo watches all this, nervously biting his own finger. "This idiot always causes trouble… I have to do something!" he mutters. He tries to jump off the balcony too… and oops! He falls as well, because he’s drunk too.

Guard, now armed with a stick, shouts again, "Be careful! Be careful! A thief has appeared!"

Meanwhile, Xuan is hiding behind a tree, laughing so hard he almost falls over. Yibo sees him and trips toward Xuan, thinking, "You fool, you’re making this worse."

The surrounding bodyguards get alerted and rush outside shouting, "Thief! Thief!" Yibo and Xuan freak out because if their parents catch them like this, they’ll be roasted alive. Both of them run, but Yibo’s hurt leg slows him down.

Xuan shouts, "Bro, why are you running like this? This is your  house!"

Yibo yells back, "If they catch me like this… my dad will definitely kill me! Take me with you, or we’re doomed!"

Xuan puts his hand on his forehead. "You always cause trouble."

Yibo grumbles, "But you’re with me, so it’s fair game."

Hearing more people approaching, Xuan quickly scoops up Yibo and dashes out of the apartment like two drunk superheroes escaping a disaster.

Yibo and Xuan end up in the middle of the street. Xuan quickly puts Yibo down from his arms and goes, "Bro, why were you so heavy? What have you been eating?"

Yibo pouts and says, "I haven’t been able to eat properly for four days! Dad keeps feeding me only plain white food. I’ve lost weight, I’m all skinny, and you’re asking why I’m heavy!"

Xuan waves his hand and says, “/"Whatever, I was drunk and you caused all this mess. I carried you anyway, completely wasted myself."

Yibo bursts out laughing. "Today was so much fun!"

Xuan can’t help it and starts laughing loudly too.

Meanwhile, inside the apartment, Wangji and Wuxian leave their room when they hear someone shouting about a thief.

Wangji approaches a guard and asks, "What happened?"

The guard replies, "A thief came, but we couldn’t catch them… looks like there were two of them."

Wangji frowns. "Thieves?"

Wuxian looks around carefully and notices the open balcony of Yibo’s room. A rope is hanging down and the lights are still on. His eyes widen. "Ah… so it’s my son’s mischief again. Guess I need to save him before  lanzhan finds out. If lanzhan sees this, he’ll definitely beat him to pieces."

Wuxian turns to Wangji: "You go lie down inside. I’ve got this."

Wangji protests, "No, you should rest. You’re not feeling well."