13 Are You Trying to Pick a Fight With Me?

Xu Rouguang's eyes glittered as he looked up at the high-rise condominium as Director Cheng stopped to register to park. He would be driving up to the parking building and dropping off Lai Mingjie and Xu Rouguang at the demon king's floor. Something came up with Director Cheng's grandson so he couldn't stay long. To be honest, Lai Mingjie was horrified that the once-demons were free to pass on their blood to humans, but Director Cheng said it was only their souls that were tainted anymore. Their children would be safe from demonic energy.

Asking Lai Mingjie to have a child even once was Director Cheng's farewell reminder. However, it wasn't as pleasant to the demon king and the general as it was to him. Lai Mingjie could only grumble as he unlocked his door with a key. His door supported keycard and biometric locks; however, he kept on using physical keys. Xu Rouguang could only think of many reasons why it could have been better.

"This place might be huge, but I don't really have much in it." Lai Mingjie opened his door and walked in first. "Come in." He tossed the key at the small tray at the side. He walked towards the hall to the east while Xu Rouguang stayed at the lounge. He kept on staring at the lights of the house as it lit up when sensors get triggered. Even the cooling system of the house was on sensors.

The unit was so simple; not what Xu Rouguang would expect from the son of a business tycoon. There were no fancy furniture and paintings around. Even the curtains and ornaments were simple and modern. The only fancy thing in the lounge was the home theater: a 55-inch television with four speaker pillars spread out in the room. From the couch, Xu Rouguang could see the kitchen and the dining table. He wondered if Lai Mingjie would even use those when he could eat out every day.

In the bedroom, Lai Mingjie inspected his body while staring at his mirror. In one touch, his mortal body was regenerated by Nuwa. Could the same be done by Xu Rouguang?

After a few seconds, he put on fresh clothes from the closet. He has also taken a quick shower earlier to get the blood off of his body. The demon king yawned as he came to the lounge, walking in with Xu Rouguang looking inside the fridge.

"Thirsty?" The director still had a towel around his neck, occasionally drying his hair.

"N-Not really. I was hoping I could make something for you." Xu Rouguang had a polite smile when he turned, but he froze upon seeing Lai Mingjie. For some reason, he felt like a very cold wind blew at him, and his eyes were locked at the director's image.

Lai Mingjie just walked out of the shower, and so his hair gained a rather slick style—unlike his untidy bed-head-looking style in the office. He was donned in a simple dark shirt and jogging pants, with his feet bare against his floor. He looked so youthful and cool—rather than his scary, intimidating, and cruel image in the office. Moreover, the shirt wasn't like his jacket that hid his shape. He might not be well-built, but his body was still lean.

The demon king's eye twitched as he felt like the general was trying to strip him naked with those eyes. His gaze had fallen below Lai Mingjie's chest, and it had gotten too uncomfortable. When was the last time he felt like this? Ah, yes... when he was bar-hopping all over the city and ended up in a gay bar. Emodao was a demon who had been devouring humans for a long time; swapping places wasn't something he enjoyed. It was very possible for humans to devour others with just their eyes.

"Hey, found what you're looking for?" Lai Mingjie narrowed his eyes. He had nothing held against Xu Rouguang's orientation, but he couldn't sit well since it was the same General Xu who had been trying to cut his head off.

"I'm so sorry." Xu Rouguang turned away as he started rummaging the things in the fridge noisily. Beer, wine, half-eaten boxed lunches from convenience stores, boxes of donuts and cakes, and all sorts of store-bought food. The general twisted his lips in dismay. There was nothing good in the fridge despite the volume of things in there. "Uhm, director, I'll check the cupboard."

Fruit juice, tea boxes, instant coffee, not even a single canned good... the kitchen didn't give justice to the person's wealth. Xu Rouguang never felt this annoyed over someone's pantry. Lai Mingjie had no excuse to not get good food; why would he be this uncaring of what he ate? Xu Rouguang closed the door and looked at Lai Mingjie. "Director... would you like me to buy meat downstairs? I'll make you something for lunch."

Lai Mingjie frowned at him because of the face Xu Rouguang was giving him. Was he getting judged over his food? Well, there was nothing good to eat for lunch... yes, he would eat cake or donut for lunch over the weekend if that's what he was getting at. He only shook his head. "Buy meat? You don't have any money to pay for a cab. I'll go with you."

Xu Rouguang nodded happily as he was allowed to cook for Lai Mingjie. They got out of the unit after the director put on some shoes and took his wallet, and they stood in the elevator hall to wait for it. The demon king hummed. "Aren't you going to ask why I asked you to stay?"

"I supposed that can wait. It's almost twelve; we should make lunch first." Xu Rouguang knew it was weird for Lai Mingjie to ask him to stay for a while. He said they needed to talk about something, but there were other things to be prioritized. Like right now, he had to feed Lai Mingjie lunch.

"Let's just be clear though. It's nothing... uhh..." Lai Mingjie wanted to say something, but he wasn't sure how to word it. Should he say it wasn't personal when it involved the two of them on a personal level? Should he say it wasn't anything romantic—wouldn't he sound like an ass for assuming that Xu Rouguang was making advances on his future boss?

In order to help Xu Rouguang find his memories, he needed to tell the guy that he was an immortal who had killed him hundreds of thousands of years ago. What exactly would that be?

Xu Rouguang glanced at Lai Mingjie's face through his reflection on the steel door before them. "Director Lai, is this about our familiarity with each other?"

"Yeah, yeah, about that." Lai Mingjie lifted his face and ended up staring at Xu Rouguang's reflection on the steel door. How bad was it for them to be staring at each other through their reflections? How bad was it that Xu Rouguang was making such a pitiful face, glorifying his small warm smile? Finally... how bad was it that Lai Mingjie's cheeks suddenly flared all the way to his ears?

Fuck. He shot his hand to his face to hide from his own eyes. What was wrong with this body? His heart started to race, and his shoulders tried to shrink in shyness. 'Do not look at me' was all his body language was screaming. As if he wasn't humiliated enough, Xu Rouguang couldn't help but laugh.

"Director Lai, you're so cute!"

"Are you trying to pick a fight with me?"