A PLEASANT SATURDAY

Guangxi woke up late that Saturday morning. He realized that he was alone in the apartment. He had looked around and even checked the master's bedroom and knocked on the bathroom.

"Where could she be?"

He went out of his room while scratching his stomach. He was hungry. He grabbed an apple inside the fridge. Upon closing the fridge door, he noticed his sister's note for him.

"I'm at Apartment 201."

'What is she doing there?' He rubbed his eyes, then returned to the bed. He was thinking of going back to sleep. He sat up straight.

Realization dawned on him. 'Sis might be discussing something serious with Teacher.' His senses heightened. 'Things got a bit overboard last night. Sis might be upset. Teacher could be in a dangerous situation now.'

He rushed out of their apartment and went straight to Apartment 201.

He rang the doorbell. No one responded. He rang it again and waited.

He was about to ring it again when he heard a man's voice. "Coming, coming!" Shortly after, the door opened.

He was shocked.

He checked the apartment number again. It was 201. It was the correct apartment.

'Then who..?'

He did not even finish his sentence when the man who opened the door raised his arm and hung it on her shoulders. "Guangxi, lad, what took you so long. We were waiting for you!"

It turned out it was Mo Wenbin. It was the correct apartment after all.

"What's on your face?" Guangxi curiously pointed to Mo Wenbin's face.

"Ahh, this? It's a face mask. It's a cucumber face mask to be exact. Come in come in!"

"What the hell?" He said as he entered the abode.

The next scene stupefied him even more. Over the lengthy couch, his very own sister was sprawled comfortably. She was lying on her stomach with her elbows supporting her upper body, while her legs fold alternately in the air. She was leisurely reading a magazine. She was wearing baggy comfortable home clothes, her hair was tied in a messy bun on top of her head. Her head just above her forehead, was also adorned by a towel headband.

His sister lying there leisurely was already a sight for him. On top of that, his sister had the same green face mask covering her face, just like Mo Wenbin.

"What's going on here?"

"Can't you see? We're having a face mask party." Xue Jinxu looked up from the magazine she's reading towards her brother.

"Chen Linyun!" She called.

Chen Linyun appeared from the kitchen, the back of his hands both rested on his hips.

"Your next customer is here yet!" Xue Jinxu announced.

Guangxi panicked. Both his sister and Mo Wenbin's faces were completely treated already. Two remaining people without the face mask were him and Chen Linyun. His sister couldn't possibly mean Chen Linyun as his next customer, and it was actually him who just arrived.

"No. No, I'll pass. Hehe." He begged off and gave off a nervous laugh.

"What do you mean? It's good for you and it's good to start early too. Plus you're getting it for free here! Everything's naturally prepared, if you buy at stores it's synthetic already and ever so pricey! You're the lucky one here!"

His right arm rested again on Guangxi's shoulder. Mo Wenbin's arm was heavy. Guangxi couldn't simply let go and break free.

"But that's only for girls!"

"Who said so? It's not fair! So you're saying only girls can have the good stuff? Where did you get that notion from?"

"Xu-jie, say something!"

"As his guardian, I'm giving my consent. Please treat him too." Xue Jinxu calmly said.

"Sister no I don't want to!" He started his efforts to break away from Mo Wenbins's grasp.

"Alright! Your sister knows better. Let's first wash that face of yours." He dragged the young lad to the bathroom.

"NO!!! Xu-jie save me, save me!!! Mother!! Mother!! Let go off me!! Ahhh!!!!"

Mo Wenbin was being forceful. He was also having fun. In the bathroom, with his free hand, he washed brusquely the lad's face. He was rubbing thoroughly with soap and water. From the screams it appeared that Guangxi was already crying. Mo Wenbin was brusque like any other man but he was careful not to hurt the kid.

"A-ahhh!! I want to go home!! Mother!! They're ganging up on me!!!"

Chen Linyun was worried. "Xue Jinxu if he doesn't want to that's fine. We shouldn't force him."

Xue Jinxu sat up straight from lying on her stomach. She leaned on the sofa while folding one of her legs below her other leg. Her posture was still casual and a little bit arrogant. She rested one of her elbows at the couch's edge.

"Mo Wenbin, you're doing great. Guangxi, be good and receive your punishment well." She shouted towards the bathroom's direction.

She turned her head to Chen Linyun and said, "Don't be too soft on him now. Everything that Mo Wenbin had said before was right. Your regimen is really beneficial to its recipient. If he's not fighting against it too hard and did not struggle at all, he wouldn't have faced such cruel conduct from Wenbin."

"I personally believe that this is a good experience for him too. It's an eye-opener for me as well to know the fact that there are men who actually do this kinds of stuff too without any other pretext. I bet after today he will voluntarily ask for your regimen next time. I might as well warn you ahead. You might get pestered by him for the rest of your life."

Guangxi had calmed down a bit. He was exhausted from the physical torture that he experienced in the bathroom. After hearing what his sister said about being good and receiving the punishment well, he understood completely. So this is his punishment. How severe. It was some sort of a psychological attack.

Now that his face was clean, Chen Linyun proceeded in applying the mask. He dipped the tiny thinly sliced piece of cucumber into the clear slimy liquid first then landed it to Guangxi's face one by one. At this point Guanxi had completely surrendered. He was well-behaved. Soon enough the procedure was complete.

"Keep it on your face for a while. Afterwards you can freely remove it. I'm sorry you have to be forced for this." Chen Linyun said to the child.

"It's fine Teacher. Thank you."

"Hey Linyun, you're the only one left without the mask." Mo Wenbin pointed out.

"Ahh, right. I'll apply it on myself." He strolled towards the bathroom.

Xue Jinxu stood up. "No, as the only girl here and as thanks I will apply it on you. You sit down here after cleaning your face."

He blushed. He did not expect that this girl will volunteer. She was as brusque as Mo Wenbin, and on top of that she's high and mighty. The thought of her serving others was bizarre.

"En." His face could not be any redder.