I've Brought This Upon Myself | YiZhan

Chapter 9

Warning: If you didn't know, this book is actually tagged "Mature".
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"The dealer is surely the one," Xiao Zhan said as he leans on the leather couch. The agent didn't say anything as he silently pours a cup of tea for the gambler. "Yah, agent Mr. Wang, are you listening?" The gambler asked as he leans in and rested a hand on his chin. "Mn," he simply replied and Xiao Zhan sighed.

"You should be the one setting the date for the meet up with Mr. Huaisang," he placed the piece of paper on top of the table. "Alright," Yibo said as he takes the paper and inserts it on a folder. Xiao Zhan was itching to speak as they silently drank their tea. He wasn't even a fan of tea but he can't just complain about it. They were currently back home at Yibo's personal office.

"Do you know basic close combat?" The agent asked as he puts down his cup and looked at the gambler. "That's what I don't know, but I can shoot with a gun," he replied with a smile as he pretended to have a gun on his hand and made a silly action of shooting.

Wang Yibo controlled himself from snorting and gave a low cough. "Is that so? I'll teach you how to do it."

"Right now? We just got back and my back and limbs are sore," Xiao Zhan complained as he slumps to himself at the couch. "Tomorrow," Yibo stated and Xiao Zhan was about to smile with glee until the agent added, "Wake up 4 in the morning."

The gambler immediately frowned and obviously showed a pout in front of the agent. "Aiyo, but my body still hurts at that time," he whined as he pretended to act feeling hurt around his body. "Why is it aching? You didn't do that much," Yibo asked in confusion and Xiao Zhan couldn't help but frown even more.

"Yah! It's tiring to sit down at the whole day in the casino," he retorted and crossed his arms. "If that's the case," the agent paused for a while as he fixed their empty tea cups on the silver tray. "I can help you relax your muscles by giving you a massage."

Xiao Zhan's eyes widen and his mouth gaped in shock. He seriously wants to take back his words earlier. The gambler doesn't know why but he felt extremely embarrassed. "Y-You don't have to!"

"Why not? It will ease the pain," Yibo said as he stood up from his seat. It seems like the agent wasn't joking at all. "This is why I told you to know if I was joking or not," he sighed but the agent already ignored him as he made his way to the door. "It's getting a bit late, shouldn't you be also changing clothes?"

"I'm coming, yeah yes," he dragged out his words as he followed the agent with a pout. The butler entered the office just to get the tray of empty tea cups and excused himself. The two made their way to their respective rooms and for some reason, without any verbal communication, after Xiao Zhan changed his clothes, he'll always directly go to the agent's room to sleep.

"Aiyo~ What a tiring night," the gambler said as he flopped himself to the king size bed. Without even noticing the agent, he was already beside him. "Turn around," he stated and Xiao Zhan flinched as he shot his eyes open. "A-Ah, gosh, don't creep up on me like that," he said as he calmed his heart thay was racing.

"Just turn around, I'll apply some ointment on your back," Yibo said simply as he showed a bottle of ointment. Xiao Zhan could already smell the minty and cool scent. This guy is actually serious! I thought he forgot already! "My body doesn't ache anymore. L-Let's just go to sleep," he said nervously and gave an awkward chuckle.

Yibo stared at him for a good 10 seconds and without warning, he grabbed Xiao Zhan's shoulders in a tight grip, but the way he holds him wasn't causing the other any pain. The gambler let out a yelp and fell backwards on the bed. "I don't want you to complain early in the morning," the agent stated as he locks the gambler on the bed with his arms.