Wen Qinxi got off the bottom bunk and hit him with a pillow. "You are... such an..... asshole," he said whacking him with a pillow each time he paused.
Wen Danzhe laughed even louder attracting Mama Wen's attention. She pushed the door open shushing them. "What are you two making so much noise for? You are going to wake him up," she said angrily pointing at the both of them.
Wen Qinxi threw the pillow in his younger brother's face and said, "Ma, look what he did? He drew on his face," with his hands presenting his case.
Mama Wen's expression changed as she reprimanded her youngest son. "How old are you? How can you be playing such a childish prank at your age.... tsk? Both of you go to bed," she said before closing the door while mumbling something.
"Haha..... I think he looks better this way..... Ouch!" said Wen Danzhe before another pillow was thrown at him a heavier continental pillow this time.
Eight hours later everyone was sitting at the breakfast table the atmosphere awkward to the extreme. One had been scolded for drawing on his brother in law's face, one still had a permanent marker on his face, the other had a purple hickey he forgot to cover up this morning and Mama Wen was the presiding judge towering over everyone.
"Here eat some more," she said placing some food in Qie Ranzhe's bowl but her eyes were on the obvious hickey Wen Qinxi was trying to hide. "Ah-Qi will use some sunscreen to remove that... on your face," referring to Wen Danzhe's terrible artwork.
"And you," she said looking at the culprit who started all this mess, "you are going shopping with me."
Wen Danzhe's expression sank feeling like there was no worse punishment. Mama Wen's shopping strategy wasn't the best. If she found something she liked she would try and bargain. If the negotiations failed she would walk around the entire market square to find an alternative only to go back to the first store and buy it.
Even when you give her the money she would continue bargaining. It couldn't be helped as it was in her DNA. Wen Danzhe didn't want to spend a cold day running around a mall with an indecisive woman.
He put down his chopsticks and said, "Ma! Didn't you buy stuff yesterday? We are only the three of us for the spring festival so what else do you want to buy? Qi-ge can just make some noodles and there is your spring festival..... ouch," he yelped rubbing the back of his head that had been smacked by his mother.
Wen Danzhe was merely barking because he knew he couldn't get out of this. Even the excuse of going to school couldn't be used. Two hours later, he unwillingly followed his mother out of the apartment like an obedient pug.
He wanted to drag Wen Qinxi into it but his mother wouldn't allow it. This left the two adults alone in the apartment with no one hindering them to do what they like.
The two stood in front of a mirror in the bathroom with one of them applying some sunscreen on the permanent marker on his man's face while the other was struggling to stand still. It was as though he had drunk three cans of energy drink all in one go. His hands and body couldn't stay still touching and poking Wen Qinxi like a restless kid.
"If you don't stop I am going to leave you to do it yourself," threatened Wen Qinxi standing on his tiptoes as he applied the cream on Qie Ranzhe's fake moustache.
Qie Ranzhe grinned with one hand fondling Wen Qinxi's waist and the other hand brushing against the hickey on his neck. "Did it hurt a lot?" he said with his body pressing against Wen Qinxi's.
Wen Qinxi ignored his suggestive behaviour and replied, "What do you think?" pretending to be focused on his work.
"I am sorry. I drank a lot last night. Is she mad at me? I think I might have embarrassed myself," he said with his hands slipping inside Wen Qinxi's t-shirt. He bit his lower lip with seductive undertones as his gaze slowly swept over Wen Qinxi's entire body.
Wen Qinxi wiped off the sunscreen taking with it some of the permanent marker and smiled knowing that his mother's suggestion was working.
"Why are you always acting horny all the time? Let me just finish this then we can talk," replied Wen Qinxi trying to act calm. That cool hand touching his skin made him feel hot with a nice feeling spreading all over his body.
"Is it my fault that you are that sexy," he said before lifting him up and placing him on the sink countertop. He parted Wen Qinxi's legs and slipped in with his member rubbing against his lover.
Wen Qinxi suppressed a smile as he continued applying the cream on top of Qie Ranzhe's eyes. He found it funny that Qie Ranzhe was hitting on him with a marker circled on his eyes and that weird-looking beard. "Stop..... I will let you do as you please once we get home. If we do it here I will feel bad," he said but it was as if he was talking to himself because Qie Ranzhe's unruly hand found itself inside Wen Qinxi's slacks with his other hand on the mirror as he leaned down to kiss him.
The sunscreen from the top of his eye smeared on Wen Qinxi's hair as he sucked on the nerd's lips. It seemed after a week of drought, the rain had finally come. Well, not exactly because.....
Click!... Bang!...
"Ma, how could you forget your bank card. Do you know how embarrassed it was when the driver asked for payment?... Why couldn't you pay with WeChat?.... I need to get a fuckin car," yelled Wen Danzhe as he spoke to his mother on the phone.
Qie Ranzhe quickly took his hand out of Wen Qinxi's pants and closed the door. The look on his face was that of a fed-up person. He needed to get Wen Qinxi to his apartment asap and maybe.... buy a car for his mother in law so they wouldn't be interrupted in the future.
While he was frustrated, Wen Qinxi was having a field day snickering. It seemed the universe was against them having any sort of sexual interaction. "You are loving this, aren't you?..... let's go to my apartment and will see If you can still laugh after that," said Qie Ranzhe pulling Wen Qinxi closer by his waist.
"You keep fooling around when we are supposed to be at work?" replied Wen Qinxi ogling at his lover as he wrapped his hands around Qie Ranzhe's neck.
"Because I am the boss."
Well, it would be a miracle if he doesn't go bankrupt because he is out playing truant a lot ever since he left Flagship. Thankfully, Flagship was bound to be a successful project otherwise Wen Qinxi would have to drag him by the ear to the office.