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The moon was already high in the sky, making the city even brighter. A black car glided along the city streets, heading towards a certain captain's house.
In the car, silence had settled in. They were tired and hungry, but in the current circumstances, eating was not a priority. They needed to talk and they knew it.
Pei Su was leaning against the car seat, his eyes were closed, but he wasn’t asleep. He reflected on the actions that had during his day. He thought about the despair he felt when he saw his Shixiong almost lose his life and the beautiful smile of trust that Luo Weizhao gave him afterwards.
About Luo Weizhao, he was still ecstatic because of the recent events, even though he had gone through several experiences as a police officer, but seeing his life at risk like that made him reflective.
Captain Luo was willing to trade his existence for the mission he had undertaken. He didn't want the result of his actions to result in something worse. He had great confidence in his abilities, but if something happened to him, at least his death would serve some useful purpose. However, he had Pei Su.
The moment he saw that car arrive with Pei Su and realized that the bomb had not actually been defused, dying was no longer an option.
And so he ran with all the energy he had left for save their lives.
*****
The black car had reached its final destination, the captain's house, which now also belonged to a handsome president. The two got out of the car and walked silently to the entrance of the house. When they opened the door, an impatient, fat and hungry cat was waiting for them.
"We just arrived, we haven't even taken off our shoes and you're already demanding your food, huh?" Luo Weizhao knew that the cat did this every night, but he still needed to tease his four-legged son a little.
He then said to Pei Su:
“I’ll go make us something to eat, while you feed this hungry cat.”
Pei Su didn’t move and stared at him seriously.
“Is that all you have to say?” Luo Weizhao stared at him, he knew they had to talk, but this time didn’t seem so appropriate.
“We can talk later. We have a lot to talk about, but first we need a bath and food, right?”
Those beautiful peach blossom eyes stared at him again and Captain Luo’s throat went dry.
“I... I'm going to make noodles...” Luo Weizhao quickly left and went to the kitchen. Pei Su remained thoughtful for a while, but the cat's meow woke him up and he went to put food for that hungry little creature.
Luo Weizhao finished dinner and as soon as the two of them took a shower, they went to have the long-awaited meal. Pei Su ate slowly, enjoying the delicious seasoning of that food. Captain Luo, on the other hand, ate as if it were the last thing he would do in his life. Pei Su didn't care about the mess caused by that man, he even found it funny and, why not say it; cozy.
Dinner was over and Pei Su, who had already gotten used to that routine, took the dishes off the table and went to wash them.
Meanwhile, the litter box attendant promptly went to do his job and leave everything clean for his cat to mess again. The two finished their respective tasks.
Pei Su sat on the sofa and sent a message to Du Jia. He knew that the “Doraemon” would be fine, but he still wanted to check if everything was okay. Luo Weizhao was also on the phone and talking to his mother. The female comrade Mu Xiaoqing didn’t give her son any rest and filled him with questions about the ingratitude of children towards their parents.
The call ended with Luo Weizhao sighing wearily, he sat on the sofa, still staring at the phone, but he knew that someone was staring at him inquiringly, so, without raising his head and still staring at the black screen of the cell phone, he say:
“I didn’t intend to put my life or anyone else’s life in danger like that. But when I found myself cornered like that, I had no other idea what to do. It might take a while for reinforcements to arrive, so I asked Du Jia to go ahead. He needed to finish that mission, so…”
“So, Captain Luo decided to play the hero of the day.” Pei Su didn’t let Luo Weizhao finish his speech. He gave a wry smile. An instability took over his heart, he felt suffocated.
Luo Weizhao stared at him. He realized that the words he had just heard were said in an uncomfortable tone. Pei Su was angry, in fact, he had shown this feeling earlier, but Luo Weizhao hadn’t paid much attention to it, but at that moment the captain needed to justify himself.
Weizhao stood up, approached him, sat on the small table and stared into those beautiful peach blossom eyes.
“I’m sorry.” It was a sincere, clear and intense apology. “I’m sorry… I said I would take care of you, but I couldn’t even take care of myself properly today. I just wanted everything to work out in the best way.”
Those words disconcerted President Pei a little, he couldn’t look at the captain anymore and looked away. Usually he always had something to say, but Luo Weizhao had that power that no one else had; to make Pei Su speechless.
“But what about you? Why did you go after me even though you knew there was a bomb there? Did you really want to die?” This time Pei Su looked at him, and it seemed like anger had returned to his eyes again.
“Me? I just wanted to be the ‘hero’ of the day and try to save a stubborn captain who thinks he’s indestructible.”
As soon as he heard this answer, Luo Weizhao approached and looked at him, offering him a tender smile, disconcerting President Pei once again.
“Don’t try to play the hero again, leave it to me.” It was quick, when Pei Su realized it, Luo Weizhao grabbed his hand and brought it to his lips, giving it a simple kiss. “Your life is too precious to be wasted like this.”
Pei Su’s heart raced. Luo Weizhao stood up and let go of his hand.
“I think it’s better if we rest now, tomorrow...”
“Shixiong...” Pei Su held onto Luo Weizhao’s shirt, stopping him from speaking, and he ended up getting up from the sofa as well. His hand burned and a slight blush appeared on his cheeks. “My life will only have some value if I have someone to fight for. If you weren’t here anymore, my life... it... wouldn’t be worth much.”
“Pei Su...” Luo Weizhao whispered and Pei Su looked at him with a genuine smile full of tenderness.
“Shixiong, I wanted to...” There was no more talking. Weizhao pulled Pei Su using only one hand and with the other he removed his glasses, making peach blossom eyes shine.
Pei Su smiled and wasted no time. He put his hands on the captain’s neck. “So, does Shixiong have anything else to say to me...?”
“Don’t provoke me, you brat.”
“But I didn’t do anything. I...” This time Pei Su didn’t have time to say another word, Weizhao felt a simple kiss on his lips. It didn’t last long, but a slight shiver appeared on his skin. The kiss ended as quickly as it began and President Pei barely tasted the lips that had captured him at that moment.
Luo Weizhao pulled away, but kept his hand on the other's waist.
"It's just a goodnight kiss."
"Really?" Pei Su caressed the back of Captain Luo's neck, making him goosebumps. "I expected more from you... Ge..."
Luo Weizhao's sanity went out the window. Feeling Pei Su's long and cold fingers on the back of his neck, and hearing that sweet voice calling him 'Ge' was too much for him.
This time, President Pei's lips were captured without any mercy. Luo Weizhao was an experienced kisser, he knew exactly how to do that action and Pei Su intensified his embrace on the captain's neck even more, bringing him closer to him.
He wanted more. He wanted Luo Weizhao to devour him completely and his partner spared no effort to fulfill that desire.
When their tongues met, shock waves ran through both of them. They were thirsty, as if two souls who had not seen each other for a long time were meeting.
Luo Weizhao played with Pei Su's lips, sometimes pulling away so they could both breathe better, sometimes intensifying things again, until the inevitable happened and the two fell onto the sofa, glued to each other. The captain's kisses went down to President Pei's neck... He wanted to stop, because they were both supposedly tired, but he couldn't.
Pei Su was addictive. However, during the break in their kiss, the phone rang.
"Shixiong... umm... the phone..." It was hard for Pei Su to finish that sentence and even harder for Luo Weizhao to pull away from him.
Reluctantly, Weizhao pulled away from his beloved and answered the call. It was Director Lu, asking the captain to come a little earlier the next day because they needed to talk about the past events. When Luo Weizhao hung up, Pei Su was already standing up, adjusting the collar of his pajamas.
Weizhao sighed. Pei Su was so handsome!
“Was it something very important?”
“No. Director Lu wants me to come tomorrow morning, he probably wants more details about what happened today.”
“Hmm.” Pei Su stared at Luo Weizhao and spoke in a slightly low tone, but enough for the captain to hear. “You... you don’t intend to do that again, do you?
Weizhao wondered if Pei Su was referring to the kiss, but soon realized that it was about the episode that occurred earlier, when the captain’s life was in danger.
“Don’t worry. I won’t do it again, and besides…” Pei Su interrupted him again.
“If Shixiong does it again, I will be by your side. I will not leave you alone anymore. After all… you are like the king and I’m your lionheart. I will share with you any burden that comes your way.” Pei Su said those words and kissed Luo Weizhao’s hand, just like the captain had done before.
Weizhao was speechless for a few seconds, but then smiled, flicking Pei Su’s forehead and then picking him up in his arms, heading towards the room.
“Neither am I a king, nor are you my lionheart. We are both idiots for thinking of sacrificing our lives. But from now on, President Pei...” Weizhao placed him on the bed. “We should both live without having to put our lives at risk again.”
Pei Su smiled, but didn’t respond.. He knew that the investigations were ongoing and that many things would still happen. Everything was unpredictable, but he was willing to make the most of the time he had with his Shixiong.
Luo Weizhao kissed the forehead of that mischievous cat before sleeping.
“Let’s sleep now... good night.”
“Hmm. Good night...”
Pei Su thought it would take a while to fall asleep, but as soon as Luo Weizhao hugged him, his eyes became heavy and he soon fell into a deep sleep. Captain Luo, on the other hand, took a while longer, thinking about Pei Su's words and smiled silently, whispering a few words.
"Lionheart... You brat. It's not like I'm going to let you get hurt again..."
Luo Weizhao stroked Pei Su's hair and soon fell asleep too. Tomorrow would be a new day with new challenges, but he was ready to face any battle that came his way. With Pei Su by his side, Luo Weizhao felt like he could face an entire army.
Pei Su was the light he had been looking for and he would no longer let it go out.