3 ZHANG WEI

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"Wei wake up! You have to come with me today."

"Tsk!" Zhang Wei irritably pulls the blanket through his head to block off his mother's yelling from outside.

"I said, wake up!"

A loud bang could be heard again. Zhang Wei had no choice but to get out of bed. Stomping his feet heavily and opened the door.

"What!" he yelled in annoyance with visible big creases on his forehead.

Zhang Rou ignored the way he acted and said, "You have to come with today," then turned around.

"Where?" Zhang Wei leaned on the door frame with his hands crossed.

Zhang Rou paused. With her back towards her son, she answered, "Where do you think? To your Aunt Liu's, of course."

"Why? You don't even need my help," he said, his voice still laced with annoyance.

"You will come today, end of story. Baby-sit and play with Liu Yang today. Just for today."

"But I'm big enough to play with Yangyang and it's my free time today. Can't I have some sort of relaxation?" blurted the boy with annoyance.

Zhang Rou felt helpless and sorry for him. "If you come with, I'll buy whatever you want. Deal?" Zhang Rou probed.

The boy thought for a moment while rubbing his sleepy eyes. "Okay, deal."

Then he heard her mother say, "That's great, then! Take a bath first and go downstairs for breakfast, okay?" Before he could answer to her, she already left without closing the door.

"Tch! This is such a hassle." The boy muttered to himself and went inside his room, not forgetting to slam the door hard. Once he's in the bathroom, he opened the faucet and waited the pail to be filled. He discards his shirt and boxer shorts and dump them in the basket.

While waiting, he remembered something. He took his towel, draped it around his waist and opened the bathroom door. Tip toeing towards the bed, he crouched down to look under it but saw nothing. Scratching his head while trying to remember, he turned his head sideways and spotted his drawers. Once opened, his eyes lit up when he found what he was looking for. Before making his way back to the bathroom, he made sure to lock the main door to his room.

In the bathroom, he immediately removed his towel and stared into the magazine full of women with naked bodies. The images enticed and made him excited just by looking as his breathing turned rugged. He hesitated at first but little by little, his hand crept downwards and started touching himself. A while later, the sound of the faucet with the water gushing out from the pail could be heard inside the bathroom. If you listen closely, faint groans and grunts could also be heard.

After a while…

The freshly bathe Zhang Wei trod towards the dining table. He purposely dragged the chair noisily as a sign of protest and takes a seat. Zhang Rou watched him silently with contempt in her eyes as he picks up a bread and brought it to his mouth.

"You, watch after Yangyang while I do the chores, okay?" Zhang Rou said, breaking the silence between them.

Another frown formed in Zhang Wei's forehead. He sighed, "Do I have a choice?" he said without looking at his mother. Right then, he paused as if he remembered something. "Is Liu Yan going to be there?"

"Of course not. She has to go to school. Only Yangyang's at home."

"Then, I'm not going," Zhang Wei said resolutely.

"You…you promised!" Zhang Rou felt exhausted by their conversation. "We just had a deal!"

Zhang Wei immediately looks up at his mother with his eyes bright. "You will really buy whatever I want?" he narrows his eyes. His mother in front of him scoffed and rolled her eyes out while nodding her head.

"Okay."

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The mother and son took a bus to the Liu Residence. When they arrived, Mrs. Liu and her husband were about to enter the car with Liu Yang at the front gate, bidding them goodbye. Zhang Rou greeted them with a smile before entering the house with Zhang Wei following behind.

"Wei, you sit first, I'll just prepare breakfast for Yangyang," Zhang Rou instructed and went to the kitchen.

Zhang Wei nodded and sat quietly on the couch. After a while, he heard small steps running towards the house. He turned his head and saw Liu Yang running towards his direction. She pounced onto him and squealed excitedly, "Brother Wei! I haven't seen you in a while. Where have you been?"

He tries to give out a smile as he looks down with her small body pressed against his thighs. Her face resembled her older sister's just a bit. Zhang Wei frowned at the sight. Well, they are sisters after all. From the back of his head, Zhang Wei recalled Liu Yan's face, comparing it to the face right in front of him as of the moment. The similarity is totally uncanny but to him Liu Yan still looks much appealing to the eyes. Just thinking about her almost gave him a hard on.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!"

"Hmm?" deep in his thoughts, Zhang Wei barely noticed his mother standing beside him. "What?"

"I said you do remember what you're told earlier," Zhang Rou repeated.

"Yeah, yeah."

Zhang Rou then went her way to do the chores.

"Come, Brother." Liu Yang tugged his hand upstairs.

Zhang Wei lets her do whatever she wants as he followed suit. His mind is somewhere else.

Aah, what was he thinking just now? That was dangerous, right? But somehow it made him excited and it felt…quite good. Zhang Wei could not help but squeeze the little hand clasped in his.

With a smirk, he entered the room following the little girl.

Coming here is not a bad idea after all.