26 26. Black Hole
A week had passed and Li Jie's newly wed life had been-- so so. He was avoiding the General for some reason. And the reason is, he doesn't know either. Whenever he sees him, he seemed so out of his world. He was fantasizing him for something not so appropriate.
And when he found himself dazing about him,
He was horrified. But still, he couldn't escape from the General's grasp. And Delun was clingy to him, he had an urge to throw him in the Yangtze river but half of it wants to keep him alive.
In short, he was in turmoil.
Inside his room, he was munching fiercely at the peeled loquats that Li Wei handed for him. At the same time, he touched his belly and felt that he gained some belly fat.
Oh no, belly fat.
For him as a wife of the handsome general, looking at his belly fat made him feel sour. What if he got ugly and the General won't look at him anymore?
But, wouldn't that great? If he got fat and ugly, wouldn't that beneficial for him?
Even so, why did he feel gloomy? Don't ask Li Jie though. Even he himself doesn't know why.
Li Wei who was practicing martial arts beside him suddenly noticed his master's discomfort and had a prompt to speak with Li Jie.
"Master, is there something wrong?" Li Wei asked as he wiped his sweat that was dripping on his forehead. Li Jie looked at him disheartened.
"Nothing. I'm just having my morning sickness."
"Why Master? Are you pregnant?" Li Jie's brows twitched hearing the word 'pregnant' from his disciple slash servant's mouth.
"Damn you. Do I have a uterus?" Li Jie looked scornfully to his servant's eyes, the looks that could make other people tremble. However, Li Wei was kinda used to it and no matter how the other glared at him, there was no effect. So, Li Wei just shrugged his shoulders and didn't mind the other's scornful look towards him.
"Master, I'm just kidding. No need to be angry."
Li Wei was helpless upon seeing his master's wrinkling face so early in the morning. He knows that his master was having a liking to the General but his master was too dense to realize it. And to himself, he doesn't know why he was having a problem about this. For god's sake, it was not his problem in the first place. He was just distressed being called so early in the morning just to see his master looking like a dried persimmon.
"Li Wei, do you think I'm gaining weight?"
And one of Li Wei's distress is asking some random questions about himself. Whether he was pretty enough, is he fat, or asking if his outfit is attractive.
"To be honest Master, you're gaining weight." And to this sentence, Li Jie was having a dilemma about his belly fat. Thunderstorms clashed to his head like a wild, blazing hell swirling in his brain. His face was somewhat between sour and bitter, as if he had eaten a bitter gourd and drank garlic juice.
Seeing his master's 'beautiful' face, Li Wei wanted to sew his mouth and dare not to talk for the rest of his life. His master's gaze was about to kill twenty mammoths and ten elephants, even him was not spared.
Li Wei was having a gloomy encounter so early in the morning.
"Master, even if you become like a sumo wrestler, you're still beautiful."
'S-sumo wrestler?!'
Li Jie coughed blood upon hearing Li Wei's words. He then looked at the loquats with disdain and pushed the plate away. He stood up and dressed himself with robes. The robes he wore was plain, but to him being dressed like this, his face depicted immortal beauty.
The belly fat was still small so it doesn't show that he gained weight.
And for his gain weight, he blamed his dear husband about it. His husband always fed him too much food, too much that after he ate, he looked like two months pregnant. Every time he refused, Delun always said that, "You looked like skeleton, you should eat more."
"You look like a skeleton! You're whole family looked like a skeleton!" Li Jie cursed, but Delun always refuted.
"Well, you're part of my family. That mean's you're a skeleton too."
Li Jie had no urge to disobey him thus he swallowed his words and do what his husband wants for him. At least, Delun was not taking advantage of him.
Oh well he's wrong. Li Jie not know, but a certain wolf was feeding his lamb for a wolf to eat later. Seeing the lamb looked plump, a certain wolf did find the lamb delicious to eat.
"Li Wei, where is my husband right now?"
"He's now in his office, Master."
Li Jie then went to Delun's office, leaving Li Wei behind. Li Wei rejoiced seeing his master went to his husband's office, at least no one would ask him random things for the meantime. And he can finally learn the assassination techniques that his master taught him.
His master was considerate of teaching him those techniques, it's just that his master was always bothered by something in which Li Wei doesn't know. So, he couldn't focus clearly.
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Li Jie walked on the halls of the manor, many servants have roamed around, especially the guards. Li Jie spotted his brother roaming near the garden thus he planned to approach him. But, seeing him doing his job, Li Jie just let his brother be and went to Delun's office.
As he arrived in the halls near the office, many female servants have gathered near Delun's office's door, taking a glimpse of the General's beautiful face. Li Jie was extremely annoyed at those female servants' attitude towards Delun, maybe because he regarded Delun as his brother-- my ass.
Don't ask Li Jie about this matter, he was as dense as a black hole.
Li Jie approached them unnoticed until he was behind their back. The female servants felt like the atmosphere had gone cold, as if the spring was snowing.
"You all, what are you doing near my husband's door?"
As the female servants heard this voice, as if they have been splashed by iced water on their faces. Li Jie's aura was as terrifying as Sadako in The Grudge movie that Li Jie once watched. The servants turned their heads slowly and saw the long haired beautiful man in white, clearly he was like Sadako, but more beautiful and clean.
"Apologies Madame! We were just strolling around?"
"Strolling around? By standing near the door? Who are you to fool me?"
The servants sweat dropped and quivered. Looking at Li Jie's cold-bloodied eyes felt like they were about to die.
"Get out of my sight immediately." And hearing his cold voice, the servants immediately dispersed.
And then, it was his turn to peek. He peeked through the small creak of the door and saw Delun's silhouette. Li Jie did find Delun handsome, more handsome than the 21st century celebrities. But one saying lingered on Li Jie's mind,
'No homo though.'
Yes, Li Jie did find his heart skipped a beat while seeing Li Jie's face. However, he did not believe that he was in love with Delun yet. He only met Delun for a few weeks. It was impossible for him to fall in love. After all, he never fall in love in his past life, not even once. That's why, he doesn't know what it feels to be in love.
That's why, he was so dense, like a black hole sweeping the stars in the space. No matter how he felt, he still didn't believe that he had feelings.
Even his servant could tell. Sighs...
"Ahem..." Li Jie cleared his throat, making the a certain person who was seriously glimpsing at his papers look at him. Delun raised his head and saw his wife's puffy face. Delun's tired face suddenly lightened up seeing his wife's beautiful face.
"My wife misses me already?" Delun smiled widely as his pampering gaze landed on Li Jie's body, especially his plump back. Delun was extremely satisfied seeing his wife as soft and plump as a soft variety of cotton. Li Jie snorted and said, "Who misses you?"
"Me of course."
"Hmph!" Delun then pounced on his wife with a goofy face. If anyone saw the General like this, either they will be scared or thinks that the General was possessed.
"Y-you... Do your work!"
"Then, sit on my lap." Li Jie's reddened cheeks spread up to his head down to his neck. Who's man wanted to sit on other man's lap? Well, except for the General. He wanted his wife to sit on his lap.
"No."
"Then I will not continue my work."
"Fine!" For him, as an assassin in the 21st century, already abandoned his dignity and do what his husband says. His husband was so domineering that he can't refute. Even if he attempted to throw Delun into the pit, the man always wanted to find a way to stick with him. So, there's a tendency that he will also fall into the pit with him.
Delun as a happy husband, lifted up his wife and let him sit on his lap. Sniffing his wife's lavender scent, Delun's mind finally calmed down.
As Delun fiddled on his brush while Li Jie carefully leaned on his chest, Li Jie could feel the heartbeat from Delun's chest.
"Delun."
"Hmm?"
"Nothing." Li Jie wanted to ask if Delun really loved him. Of course, he already knew Delun's past and he was uncomfortable about it. He already knew that he went to the brothel in the past and slept with someone, just because of a certain person. For Li Jie, it was impossible for Delun to forget that person knowing that Delun acted like that just for a certain person. For him to got that kind of love, does he really forget about him?
But why? Why does he affected about it? It's not like he love him nor he wanted to stay with him. But, why is it that he felt a deep and pain sensation inside his chest as he thought about it?
"A-jie?"
"What?"
"I'm asking you if you already ate?" Delun asked as he stroke Li Jie's hair. Li Jie nodded his head in case that a certain wolf would make the lamb's stomach bloated.
"Really? You're tummy seems thinner though." He said as he rubbed Li Jie's tummy.
"I'm having a belly fat! Don't make me look like a sumo wrestler!" Delun laughed as his wife complained about having a belly fat. Well, even though his wife will really become as fat as a sumo wrestler, his wife will still remain as the beautiful person in his eyes.
Generally speaking, he was blinded by his wife's beauty.
As time passed and Li Jie was gone to his room. Delun grumbled and reluctant to let go Li Jie's hand. Li Jie then threatened the General that if he doesn't let him go to his room, he will sleep on the outside of the room tonight. So the henpecked husband reluctantly let go of Li Jie.
He then grabbed the paper that he was writing earlier out of boredom and paste it on the outside of Delun's door.
The poster was written with a letter with,
'The General is working. No pests allowed to peek!'
Seeing his wonderful work, he then went on his way to their room.
As he arrived, he immediately slumped his butt to the clean floor and positioned himself into a cross-sitting position. As much as he was worried about himself for having weird thoughts about the General, he was also worried about his family's safety. And also, he missed them already. What if that Minister was making a ruckus on their family? Li Jie trusted Delun, but he can't help himself but to be worried about the Chen household.
He just hoped that everything is alright.
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"Is Li Jie alright?"
"Yes, Master."
"If anything happens to him, be sure to protect him "
"Yes, Master."
The black clothed man bowed at his master in the dark. The man who was the servant's master slightly bowed and walked away.
"Be sure to protect him, Jiao-long." The master murmured as he walked his way, leaving his servant behind.
The man smiled bitterly, an unknown pain swelled his heart. It has been years...
And the baby in the cradle has finally grown up.
