Fu Dong stood up.
"Mr Gu, we've known each other for some time now. Why not let today's issue pass."
The restaurant's lady walked over with a serving tray in her hand, carrying a piece of paper on it.
"Do you know what this is?" Gu Yuxuan asked, taking the paper from the tray.
Fu Dong looked at him, narrowing his eyes. "Why do you have that?"
"This piece of paper? You recognised it so fast?"
"Gu Yuxuan. Do you really want to do this in public?" Fu Dong asked, deepening his voice.
Gu Yuxuan raised his hand and the armed men walked out.
"Fu Dong, this is your final warning. You know what you have to do."
After an intense eye contact, Fu Dong slightly nodded and Gu Yuxuan walked out immediately, followed by Zimo and the lady.
When they reached the car, Gu Yuxuan looked at her and smiled. "Thank you."
"No need to thank me. Just visit sometime without needing something."
Zimo got in the driver seat.
"I will. Take care."
Gu Yuxuan walked to the car, got in, and they drove off.
"You're really a lunatic." Zimo said, his eyes focused on the road.
"I think that you sometimes forget you're working for me", Gu Yuxuan answered.
"Right, I'm just an employee. Sorry for overstepping the line, Mr Gu."
Gu Yuxuan looked at him for a brief moment before turning his head to the front.
"Six years have passed, and yet you're only taking action now. Why?" Zimo asked.
"You investigated me for years. Why?"
"Do you have to answer a question with a question?"
"Do you think you have the right to question me?"
Zimo glanced over to him. Then quietly focused on the road ahead.
After an hour, they made it to Gu Yuxuan's residence. Zimo stopped at the entrance but Gu Yuxuan remained seated.
He looked at him and then Gu Yuxuan said, "Go park the car".
Zimo looked at him, confused. But eventually followed his orders. Parked the car and Gu Yuxuan still remained seated.
"Come with me."
"What", Zimo asked.
"You can't go home tonight. Come with me."
A smile spread across Zimo's face.
"Don't get silly ideas", Gu Yuxuan said and stepped out.
They made it to the top floor and Gu Yuxuan went straight to his study. Zimo went to sit down on the couch, still happily smiling.
After a few minutes, the elevator went open again and Zimo stood up to take a look.
Seeing a man dressed in all black, even wearing a black hat, he instantly went over and asked, "Who are you?"
The man remained quiet, slowly reaching in his clothes but Zimo grabbed his neck. The man hit his arm away and pulled it against his back. Zimo turned and took his other fist and hit him in the stomach. The man groaned but lifted his elbow and hit it against Zimo's head.
Then it turned into a messy fight. The punches fell loudly on each other's bodies. Feet stumping against the floor. Their breathing got loud as adrenaline rushed through their bodies. Totally in a grabble, they fell to the floor. The man got on Zimo, punching him to the face while Zimo held out his arms in defence.
He then lifted his knee, hitting the man continuously and made it on top of him. Returning all the punches…
"Stop fighting" Gu Yuxuan said, leaving Zimo's fist mid air.
Zimo looked up to him and then the person under him. "Do you know this person?"
Zimo got up, and waited for the person to also stand up. The man took off his hat, glaring at Zimo with disgust.
"Huh?" Zimo asked, faking a punch.
"Imbecile", the person said, walking past him.
"Did you just call me stupid? At least I'm handsome."
Gu Yuxuan went to sit down on the couch. And the man sat down leftward opposite him. Zimo sat down right in the middle of the two.
"Who are you?" Zimo asked.
"None of your business", the man answered.
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course, a nameless bodyguard."
"Did you just insult my boss?"
"Mr Gu, he's changing my words."
"Stop arguing. You act like children." Gu Yuxuan said. "This is Ming Xian. Your colleague."
"What is he to you?"
"You!"
"Private investigator." Gu Yuxuan answered.
Zimo flusteredly stood up. "He's the one who's been stalking me? That's disgusting!"
"You're disgusting!" Ming Xian snapped back.
"Shut up both of you. Ming Xian, why are you here?"
Ming Xian rolled his eyes at Zimo before saying, "Mr Gu, I just wanted to make sure nothing happened. You went there on short notice, I couldn't prepare anything in advance."
"You did good", Gu Yuxuan said. "You can go back now."
"Mr Gu, why did you bring this person here?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Zimo asked.
"You're an unpredictable person. You'll only be in Mr Gu's way."
"Listen kid, you're not going to talk to me like that."
"I'm thirty years old"
Zimo's eyes widened. "Oh"
Gu Yuxuan swallowed a smile.
"Mr Gu, I'm leaving."
Gu Yuxuan nodded.
"I'm so old, but around others I'm always the youngest." Zimo smiled. "I'm older than Lingling at least. So it should be fine."
He went to sit next to Gu Yuxuan who immediately stood up. He followed him into the kitchen to pour himself juice and then into his study where he went to sit down. Standing next to him while partly sitting on his desk, he asked, "Gu Yuxuan, since I'm staying for the night. Will we be sharing a bed?"
A cough send the juice flying out of Gu Yuxuan's mouth. Zimo even hit his back. Only after a few seconds, his throat finally cleared up.
"Get away", Gu Yuxuan said, taking a cloth to clean off his desk.
Zimo smiled, looking at him. Then he raised his thumb to wipe off Gu Yuxuan's lower lip.
Gu Yuxuan paused, slowly raising his gaze to him who still had his warm finger on his lip.
And just like that, their eyes got buried into each other's. The dense heat swirled between them, slowly raising their heartbeats.
Both couldn't move, like they were held captive in a trance. An unbreakable chain pulling them closer and closer. Hopelessly falling to each other.
Their eyes drowsed off, as the heat of their breath kept pulling them in. Close enough that only the touch of their noses brought them back from what felt like a dream. They looked into each other's eyes, feeling how their bodies reacted without permission, still drawing them together.
Fighting it off was useless. They were already deep into it.
This time their foreheads touched. And with his nose, Zimo slowly brushed down Yuxuan's face. His warm breath sent chills down his body. And Yuxuan's lips instinctively searched for his. Zimo slightly pulled Yuxuan's chin up as their lips were slowly reaching each other and their breathing became one. Lips parted, eyes closed, and then…finally…