. Xiajie and his psychological reaction .

He had no choice though, but to continue observing the auction until Hanze's phone ringing broke his concentration.

Hanze picked the call and held it to his ears for a few minutes.

Other than that, the only thing he said was,

". I've bought them. I'm coming soon.".

Before cutting the call and saying to Anying,

"Let's take you to the car.".

."...".Tired of thinking.

He was too hungry to do so but one thing he knew, those stuffs didn't belong to Hanze and that was all he needed to know.

...

They exited the auction house with Raphael silently trailing behind them, still ignoring Anying, with his pale skin and mysterious air.

The man had a fake adorning smile that never left his face... It gave Anying the impression of ghosts caressing his face for real...

They soon arrived back at where Xiajie and the car was then as usual, Hanze opened the door for Anying to get in.

Which he did. But, Hanze Did not enter, he only told xiajie to drive which the man replied with,

."I know what to do while sitting on a driver's seat sir...". A sigh escaped his lips.

Hanze clicked his tongue and walked away with Raphael silently.

Anying was left wondering where Hanze was going, but since he couldn't ask the man himself, he could ask xiajie right?... And he could now even question the man on why he was been ignored earlier.

'. Hm. That'd be perfect '. He hummed in satisfaction and cleared his throat softly, to grab the driver's attention while xiajie drove the car out of the auction's vicinity.

"Ahem...". He began. But xiajie didn't reply though, decided to focus on the road.

Anying frowned upon witnessing his actions... I mean, if xueCheng was the nagger and cunning yet feisty mom of their team then xiajie was the attentive yet silent granduncle but, what was this silent treatment for?.

"Xiajie.". He called out loud this time.

And though his voice didn't contain the usual charisma xiajie was used to, he didn't ridicule, because he knew what happened.

But the response Anying wanted wasn't what he wanted to hear when xiajie spoke.

"I am... Deeply sorry but...". He paused and sighed before adding". You cannot strike a conversation with me.".

Anying's brows furrowed. "Why not?.". He asked.

". Because Hanze said not to talk with you... And I love my peace...so...". Xiajie replied obviously.

If not then why would he not talk with Anying?. Ah... It was just, Hanze loved wearing green hats and eating unecessary vinegar... So...

Anying's frown deepened ,..

Hanze was really a headache. I mean...

' why can't I talk to anybody?!. Ha! '.

Calm down'. He consoled himself and scanned the vehicle properly, and when he was sure they ' weren't ' being. monitored, he turned to xiajie and asked,

"Why can't we talk?. Hanze isn't even present here.".

Xiajie's lips twitched... He was beginning to feel pity for Anying..

How naive.

". He owns this sports car if you know what that means.". He said.

And Anying had to wonder if...

". Are you afraid of him?.".

Yeah, wether xiajie the powerhouse was afraid of scary Hanze... But he won't judge though no. It was a normal psychological reaction.

"...". Xiajie was dumbfounded to say the least.

"Oh..."Anying nodded in understanding...

After all hanze was quite scary... But luckily, xiajie replied after a moment of shock from the question.

"I am not afraid of him just the torture. though he gets unlimited supply of torturous methods from heavens knows Where... It's just that, I can't let xueCheng get caught up in the web of my charity.".

"..." Now it was anying's turn to be dumbfounded...

But wasn't xueCheng Hanze's brother?.

Would-... Oh.. hanze didn't give a damn was it not...?.

Well, Anying thought he would have gotten food and information from xiajie through coaxing but... Now that it turns out like this, he bit his lips hard and leaned back against the chair, only for him to fall asleep in the next 5 seconds.

Xiajie let out an exasperated sigh when he witnessed this pitiful scene... He was selfish alright, but xueCheng was still unconscious from Hanze's earlier post-black out and xiajie almost had a heart attack.

So he couldn't risk Hanze punishing himself and his lover.. ga'tt that?, That guy was a devil's incarnate when taking merciless actions.

...

Xiajie headed to his and xueCheng's condo after dropping off Anying.

He was still wondering wether his lover had regained consciousness or not.. and how it tugged at his heart strings to know his lover was in pain , the thought made him hurry up his footsteps.

Not long, he came to a stop in front of his and xueCheng's bedroom that had a mini living room, his rapidly beating heart calmed down when he sensed the bundle of happiness inside and he proceeded to open the door and step in....

Only for his face to darken dangerously when he saw the cute thing he was worried about wrapped up in a blanket with only his head available for view in the sofa. Well what to do?, He sighed and examined the youth's features.

xueCheng's lashes were dropping with water... No tear droplets and his nose was extremely red as if he had a high running fever ... Plus, he was trembling pitifully.

But that wasn't what changed xiajie's mood no, it was because of the fact that...--

"X-xiajie....". xueCheng weakly called interupting xiajie's thoughts as he tried to open his eyes and prop himself up.

In truth, his heart was thudding faster than normal and he was trying out plan one right now... But it seems..

Did he just sense xiajie's mood turn dark or... No.. he shook his head and pulled down the blanket from his body.

He was putting on pink nightclothes that were as soft as cotton which made him look cute and seducing.

"Xiajie..." He called out again much slowly and got up to meet the man who started walking towards him immediately.

And before he knew what, the man sat down on the sofa and placed xueCheng in a straddling position on top of him.