My Costar disappears

The experience of being back in his apartment after everything that happened is surreal. Yao Shen feels as if days have passed since he was last here -- a combination of seeing his first life's memories with the exhaustion of all that happened in Youdu afterwards.

He pulls Xin Hulei by the hand and lets himself crumple on the sofa. He uses Xin Hulei's body as his own personal body pillow and throws his legs all over his lap.

Xin Hulei holds onto one of his bony ankles with an amused smile. "His Highness can't treat his subjects like this."

"His Majesty should shut up and just stand there looking pretty," Yao Shen says, giving him an amused look from his prone position.

"If I'm 'Majesty' and you're 'Highness' that means I outrank you," Xin Hulei says, nonchalant. His fingers tighten on Yao Shen's ankle feeling the smoothness of the skin over the sharp bone.