Chao woke up, rested after five nights of nightmares, and he was surprised by it. But he was even more surprised about the person lying beside, facing him. His auburn hair was messy and a little trickle of drool was oozing from his mouth. Chao looked at himself and breathed out in relief. He had his clothes on. He didn't know what he was thinking, which made him consider this situation. But he woke up, with another person in his bed! Of course, he had to consider everything. And even more when he was never attracted to any girl he met. Heck even more, because he thought that Yitian was cute.
The person he was talking about in his mind, mumbled, moved a bit, and then slowly opened his eyes. He blinked twice, then sat up quicker than F1. Suddenly recognition flashed in his eyes and he calmed down. Chao laughed internally and smirked on the outside.
"So, what happened yesterday?" Chao asked Yitian, who was rubbing his eyes. He stopped when he heard the question and raised his eyebrow. Then he shook his head. Chao noticed him ogling the side of his head and he touched his ear. The sharp pain shooting through it was unexpected, so much that he hissed.
"Soooorry…" Yitian stretched the word, seeing some girl do it, calming the guy like that. It didn't work because Chao only shivered and looked back at him.
"What happened yesterday?" Chao was interrogating and Yitian was biting his lips not to laugh.
"You are asking me? What happened yesterday? You should remember it! I hope I'm not pregnant…" Yitian faked crying and covered himself with a blanket. To his surprise, Chao started to calm him down.
"It's okay. Even if you are I will take care of you…" What? Yitian couldn't help it anymore and his fake crying became a real one. He was laughing so hard, holding it in, he started to cry for real.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I will take responsibility." Chao was patting Yitian's back. But Yitian was completely dead. He was almost choking so he let out the laughter he held in. Yitian regained his composure and straightened up.
"Did you drink?" he asked Chao, who became even more serious and frowning.
"N-. Yes, I was drinking." Chao wanted to deny it in the first place, but Yitian was there, so he probably saw him yesterday too. And Chao had to admit he couldn't remember much.
"What did you promise me, when I was away, so I would come back?" Yitian was looking straight at Chao, making him uncomfortable. He looked away, around the room, and then down at his hands.
"I promised you that I won't drink when you are away. And if I don't drink you will come back." He started to play with his fingers, just to avoid looking at Yitian.
"And what did you do?" Yitian lowered down so he would look at Chao, who involuntarily raised his gaze and met Yitian's.
"I was drinking…" he breathed out and lowered his gaze back again. He couldn't see Yitian's grin of victory.
"And what was the punishment we agreed upon when you broke our promise?" Yitian tried to have a serious face, but his eyebrow and the corners of his mouth were twitching. This situation was simply too funny.
"Weekend without games, cooking breakfast for the three of us, and after coming back to Secret of Legends, giving you all the rare materials and my equipment, temporary." He looked up again and had teary puppy eyes.
"Why did we agree upon this?" Yitian smirked, having the time of his life.
"Because professional gamers can't drink. His reactions would be slow, his hands shaking and he could be as well without equipment if he drank, having the same effect. It will mess up with my stats, that's why I have to pause gaming. And breakfast is payment for taking care of me." Chao recited the reason, he knew he promised it. And somehow, he was a bit happy to be punished. Because that meant that Yitian was back home.
"Good boy." Yitian ruffled the hair of frowning and displeased Chao. and got up from the bed. "Today I will do breakfast because I know you have no idea what to do, so I will teach you. But tomorrow is Saturday. You will do breakfast and you will come with me. I want to take you somewhere." He continued and after not hearing any words of refusal he went back to his room.
Chao searched for his phone and dialed up his brother. He didn't care if he was asleep or not, he needed something from him. Lei picked up his call with disgusted grunt and mumbling, again.
"Get up you! Why are you sleeping at eight o'clock? It's an early evening." He whispered, so that Yitian, who was currently walking around, wouldn't hear him.
"Because I was working two days straight, without sleep and this was the first time I could sleep!" Lei shouted so that Chao had to move his phone away from his ear.
"Don't shout, idiot…I'm hiding..." Chao whispered after putting the phone back to his ear. Just in time to hear loud laughter from Lei. Jerk.
"Why are you hiding?" Lei managed to speak out in between choking sounds.
"I was drinking and Yitian caught me," Chao whispered back, pissed that his brother made fun of him.
"Oooh, you finally found someone who will put sense in your stupid brain? I need to buy more things for Yitian as a thank you. Because if you are this scared… Oh, I love it." Lei laughed more and Chao grunted.
"Be quiet and listen to me for a while. I need you to order something for me and bring it here." Chao said and had a perfect plan in mind.
"Is it for Yitian?" Lei asked. Chao just kept silent, so Lei continued. "I love the boy, he is making you human. I really have to buy more gifts for him. Just tell me what you need." Lei was honest about that.