Adversity is a Gift (19 days fan fiction) He Tian x Red Head

Chapter Forty - Hope is Lost

After making up....twice with He Cheng, Qiu was tired but relaxed, great sex always had that cathartic effect on him. They had lay for three hours in each others arms, just talking about everything. They were so close to tying up the whole case, he badly wanted to resume his old life, get back to police work, get back to being a normal member of society. Not that he could, after the case he would be going into hiding for a while with Cheng. Mrs Mo had already arranged for her son and He Tian to be moved into a police safe house as a family. It was so satisfied to know Tian would be cared for.

He could finally be a kid, Cheng wanted so badly to see his little brother go to University after his injuries had healed. The entrance exam was looming quickly, if He Tian stood a chance of taking the test, he would have to get out of hospital soon. It all depended on his healing abilities.

With much reluctance Qiu kissed Cheng longly and got out of bed, pulling on his trousers and black sweater.

"As much as I want to stay, I have to go, Mrs Jian left a message on my phone." Qiu took in the gorgeous sight of his lover sprawled on the bed naked. Cheng had kicked the quilt off, leaving all those defined muscles on show. Qiu always liked to joke that his body was more like a rough, heavily muscled labourer and Cheng's was more elegant, like a brutal overlord or the strongest warrior in China. Cheng always rolled his eyes when Qiu said that.

"Duty calls huh? That woman is a hard task master." Cheng's voice was muffled from the pillow which covered his face.

"Yeah, how much you bet Jian Yi needs a ride to the store." Qiu rolled his eyes as he walked out the bedroom door.

"Don't get shot or get into any shit, I want to laze in bed for an hour!" He Cheng shouted this after his partner.

Qiu just grinned got into his car and headed over to the hotel, all the message from Mrs Jian said was to meet at the kid's suite. He loved Jian Yi, the boy was a fucking riot, but he was a Detective Sergeant! He was used to commanding respect from his team and earning accolades for his superiors, keeping the Beijing population safe from organised crime. Now he was a chauffeur, lackey, convenient fists, babysitter, teenager wrangler and mom.

Qiu reached the lift, it swept him swiftly and silently up to the exclusive suites reserved for only the richest of clients. Mrs Jian had money, there was no question of that. He jogged over to the door and frowned because it was slightly ajar. What were those shitty teenagers doing leaving the door open? Were they stupid? Qiu wound up ready to tear them a new one, he shoved the door open, a curse on his lips.

A weak moan came from the floor behind the sofa.

Qiu ran, he ran so fast his heart was pounding, what would he find? No, no, no, not again!

When he got to the other side he saw the crumpled body of She Li.

"Hey! Fuck, shit, hey kid are you okay?" Qiu gently put his hands on She li's cheeks and took in the sight of the ugly looking cut on the kid's temple. Blood oozed down, staining his silver hair, the area around the cut looked swollen and bruised.

"She Li!" The kid still seemed groggy.

"Hmm..." Light coloured eyes flicked open, they were filled with anger and regret.

"Thank fuck, don't die on me okay, what happened? Where is Jian Yi? I am gonna call you an ambulance." Qiu was already whipping out his phone.

"No!" She Li shouted, he sat up gingerly holding his head to stem the bleeding. "No, no, he fucking found us, boss he has Jian Yi. He's a sneaky fucker, I never even heard him come up behind me." The boy stood up, wobbling like a day old panda.