Sex and love, anger and pride [mxm] [✔]

Chapter 14

It was only six days, but it felt like eternity. Six days since they broke up, and neither of them could move on.
It was such a stupid thing that they should suffer like that while still loving each other so much.

Yunlan was desperate, thinking that it was all his fault was killing him, but he had been so jealous, so scared of losing him that he had been unable to control himself. He had started drinking to avoid thinking about it, but it hadn't worked, like it wasn't working now.

It didn't matter how much he drank, he couldn't get Wei out of his mind.
It couldn't really be over, he kept telling himself, he had to make him understand that he was sorry, that he loved him and that he didn't need to work anymore, he would give him the world if he only let him.

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Wei's days had been just as sad, he thought about him constantly, he had let himself fall in love and here it was, the inevitable sad ending. But it had been so wonderful while it lasted!

Zhu Hong noticed the change in him and tried to talk to him, but he gently told her that he didn't want to talk about it.
She couldn't help being worried though, so she kept him busy. She knew that the alternative was leaving him with her less-than-tactful father, so she monopolized his time. Every day he drove her around and accompanied her to a visit to a museum, a paintings gallery, a new restaurant that just opened, an auction where nothing really interested her, basically anything that came to mind was an excuse to keep him busy, because every free moment he had his face turned sad, his eyes unfocused as if he was lost in another world.

Yesterday she had been at a loss for things to do, so she asked him to help her choose her outfit for the night, when he would take her out to see a play.
He never questioned his 'orders', and agreed like he always did.
Because of that the afternoon was spent looking through her wardrobe, choosing a dress, the shoes and bag that best suited it, and finally her make up.
She asked his opinion about every little thing, trying to joke and involve him in conversation, and when she made him laugh a little she felt something good inside.

It was a warm feeling and instinctively she moved closer to give him a hug.
He saw her getting too close for comfort and he took a step back.

She looked hurt. She said, "I wasn't going to do anything," but looking at those spent eyes she couldn't be angry at him, she turned back to her old self and they kept focusing on the task at hand.

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The play last night was really good, Shen Wei had never been to a theatre before and he thoroughly enjoyed it.

For Hong today was another day of trying to cheer him up. It was strange how she was changing since she had met him, but she enjoyed his company.

She wanted to do something for him but she didn't have much experience in cheering up men she wasn't in a relationship with, so she asked her father what did he do when he felt down and he said that he liked to go bowling.

She frowned at the idea, it sounded a bit vulgar to her honestly, but she had no better options so she accepted his suggestion, and that's why they spent the whole morning bowling. Wei had looked surprised, but she said that she never had a chance to play and she begged him to play with her, so he did.

They weren't very good at it, Hong couldn't make a strike if her life depended on it, but it didn't matter, she only wanted to distract him from whatever was oppressing him.

When they got hungry they went out to go eat at a place that she liked, but as they stepped out her expression changed and she clung to his arm.

He raised his eyes and saw the reason for her sudden fear. Yunlan was walking towards them.

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Yunlan saw them entering the bowling alley together and felt his blood boiling.  Yesterday they spent all day at her house before going to the theatre. That didn't seem like work to him, it looked more like dating.

He entered a bar in front of the bowling alley and he ordered a beer, which he drank keeping his eyes on the door.

Hours went by and other bottles were drunk, then he finally saw the door opening and Wei's figure appear.
He got out in a flash, he had to talk to him, he couldn't wait anymore.

He crossed the street and saw her clinging to his arm. He struggled to calm down, he wanted to talk to him, he didn't want another fight.

He took a deep breath and walked closer. "Hi Wei," he said. "Can I talk to you?"

"We have nothing to say, and I'm working now." Wei's voice was rough to cover the pain underneath.

"Doesn't seem like hard work to me," escaped Yunlan's lips and Wei frowned.
Yunlan took another deep breath and continued, "Please Wei, I'm sorry, please come back to me."

Wei's heart ached, but he couldn't get the insult out of his head.
Hong took a better look at Yunlan and couldn't help saying, "That shirt... you gave it to him?"
Yunlan had worn it hoping to soften Wei's mood.

Wei blushed. "I'm sorry Miss Hong, I'll repay you."

"No, that's not what I meant..."

"I can pay for his stuff, he doesn't need you!" Yunlan stepped forward, and she got scared again.

Wei put himself between them. "Stop it Yunlan, I don't want your money."

"But you accept hers! Why do you keep working for her?"

"I have debts, Yunlan, I need to work!"

"Then let me pay them off for you!"

"What?!?" Wei couldn't believe this guy. He was getting angry now, but he tried to remain calm. "Please go away Yunlan."

"But why? I have money, I can take care of it..."
His brother had wanted the same thing, to take care of him and make him happy with money; now the last thing Wei wanted was for someone to use money for him, he didn't want anyone to ruin themselves for his happiness, never again, he didn't care about money that way, he was an adult, he was independent, he should be able to take care of himself on his own, so when he heard those words Wei just lost it.
"I don't need a sugar daddy!" he yelled back, then he put a hand on Hong's back intending to leave.

Yunlan got angry, she saw it and trembled. She murmured in a pleading voice, "Please, I want to go home..." and Wei replied in a gentle voice. "Of course, we're leaving now."

"No! You can't leave!" Yunlan shouted.

"Please..." she said, but he was too angry now.

"You shut up!" Yunlan yelled again, and before he could stop himself , his arm raised by itself and shot out in her direction.