He ran his fingers through his hair in frustration as he paced around his living room seething. It was a bad idea, running away from a hit and run scene and he would have stayed and helped the man had Qin Su not talked him out of it. The guilt weighed heavy on him. And on top of it all, he knew it would surely damage him, if the police caught wind of it. Of his involvement. So, he had to make sure that nothing went wrong.
After Wangji had nonchalantly pointed it out to him, it took him three days to decide if he wanted to go to his regular place but he couldn’t trust anyone else, so Su She had gone to Wen Chao’s garage. He knew him well, and he also offered to pay double to keep his mouth shut.
But still he had a bad feeling churning in his stomach ever since.
He rummaged in his bedside table for the packet of white powder that Jin Zixun had given him.
“Where is it? Where is it? I need it now… I need it right now!” He kept talking to himself. If anyone saw him now they would think he had completely lost his marbles. He looked haggard with dark circles under his eyes.
When Su She couldn’t find the packet there, he took the whole drawer out and upended it. All the contents scattered on his carpeted floor and he got down on his hands and knees blindly searching until he found it. His eyes glazed over after he consumed some of the white powder. Standing up on his own two feet wasn’t easy after that but he managed to somehow get up and walk to his liquor cabinet pouring himself a glass of whiskey. He drank it in one gulp, wincing from the burn and then threw the glass across the room, making it hit the opposite wall and shatter into numerous pieces.
He really wanted to talk to Qin Su, but she rejected each and every call he made, making him more infuriated.
What's that bitch doing? Did she leave me in a lurch? I bet she did! That's the kind of person she is!
The anger and drug haze had clouded his judgement, and his sanity has gotten thinner. He needed to do something. His stash was almost gone, he needed more. He needed to call Zixun.
He scratched his neck. He felt itchy. Everywhere under his skin. No matter how hard he scratched, it wouldn't go away. His skin has started to bleed, but he didn't feel it.
He jumped out of his skin when the doorbell rang. The sound like nails over a wall wearing out his already frayed nerves. His eyes darted all over the place as if he was afraid he had a dead body hidden in his quarters and somebody would find him red-handed.
He scratched his neck once more while mumbling the same sentence all over.
What should I do? What should I do?
But then the doorbell rang again.
Who can it be? Who can it be? Why would someone come to my door? Why? I didn’t do anything. No, no… I didn't do anything.
Then someone banged on the door. Loud and urgent.
He walked, almost tip-toed up to it and peeked in through the peep-hole. What he saw made him pale and he backed away quickly, knocking over something making a loud crash.
"Police! Open the door! We have warrants!"
Police? Did they find out about the car already? Did that fucker blab to the cops? Everybody is a jerk! Everyone can go to hell! Fuck!
He scratched some more, then thought about a genius idea.
The police knocked from the front door, so I will escape from the back door!
He giggled maniacally, thinking that he outsmarted the police.
He picked the last of his stash from the floor, walked to the back door. Still giggling, he opened the door and landed straight into Zhuliu's arms.
"Kids these days…" Zhuliu sighed, and turned him over to another uniformed officer. "They think they can outsmart us." He took the search warrant and shoved it to Su She.
He then read him the Miranda Rights in a monotonous voice. Once done, he looked straight at him. “Mr. Su Minshan, we have the right to search your house." He signaled to his partner to enter the house.
"What? What did I do wrong?" Su She struggled to stand up straight, but he felt as if he was floating in the clouds.
"You are a suspect in a hit and run case. And judging by your appearance and smell, I bet you are under the influence of illegal substances too." Zhuliu patted his pocket, and found a tiny sachet of white powder.
"Cocaine. Nasty stuff." He gave it to one of the uniforms. "Bag it"
"What do you mean?" Su She was still struggling to talk, his mind seemed so hazy, and he felt cottony in his mouth.
"It means that you're high as a kite, and you're so screwed."
 
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"Did you hear? The police caught Su She!" One of the cheerleaders in the locker room whispered to a friend of hers. This particular set of girls loved to gossip and they had somehow gotten a whiff of the latest news making the rounds in the university.
"Su She? The King's shadow? What did he do?" Her friend, another cheerleader, scoffed. They had mixed feelings about him, because in one way, he was kind of a hunk but on the other hand, the way he mirrored the King was unsettling.
Qin Su sat on one of the benches, ears perked by the name they said. She moved closer to them.
"Nobody seems to know yet, but I'll ask around. I can't believe it, will the police interrogate us?"
"Why would they do that?"
"I don't know? Maybe looking for evidence or proof?" The cheerleaders continued gossiping in hushed tones but Qin Su was not listening anymore. Under the make-up no would notice her pallor but if someone looked close they would see that she had paled considerably after hearing the news and now hurriedly reached for her phone to call the only person she knew would be able to help her.
 
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Lan Xichen was waiting in Zhuliu's office tapping his feet impatiently, when the latter came bringing in two cups of coffee and gave it to Xichen.
“You know I hate your precinct coffee, right? It tastes like sludge.”
Zhuliu scoffed and took a sip. “Don’t worry we do too. But that’s all you get around here.”
Xichen tentatively took a sip, cringed at the taste and put down the cup on the desk. “You guys really do survive on poison, huh? Come to my office and I will treat you to some really good coffee.”
“I will take you up on that offer, someday. Maybe once we solve this case?” He tilted his head towards one of the interrogating rooms and asked, "Do you know him?"
"I do. Well kind of. Only because he mimics my brother a little too much but he has never done anything illegal before this so I never had the need to get a background check done on him. The only things I know about him are that he is in the same university as Wangji and takes an interest in racing."
“Illegal racing you mean..” Zhuliu made a face.
“Minor details.” Xichen grinned making Zhuliu shake his head, exasperatedly. “Anyway, back to Su She. Tell me all about it.”
“He was high as fuck when we arrested him. We found a small sachet of cocaine on a pat down.”
“Shit. First he’s already a suspect in this hit and run case and now this? This is bad.”
"He clammed up right after we got him into the interrogation room." Zhuliu chimed in. "And you're not gonna believe who his lawyer is."
"One of the personal legal aids to the Jins? As in Mrs. Bicao? I thought she retired?" Xichen looked into the one-way mirror of the interrogation room. "Now this is getting interesting." He turned back to Zhuliu. "We need everything we know about the Jins and this man. Any connection. I don't think he would be otherwise able to coerce Mrs. Bicao out of retirement if not for some other forces at play here." Xichen looked back into the room.
Su She definitely looked agitated. He was starting to show the first stage signs of drug withdrawal. Unfortunately, the authorities couldn’t eavesdrop on the conversation since it was unlawful so they just had to stand there and look on as Mrs. Bicao tried to calmly talk to him between his shivering and his ranting about something.
This is getting more and more complicated. Xichen thought to himself. “Zhuliu, do me a favour and do not reveal my involvement in this case yet.”
“As you wish.”
Xichen stayed back in the darkened room while Zhuliu went back into his office. He was sure Mrs. Bicao would post bail as soon as possible so Zhuliu wanted to get the paperwork done, just in case.
 
 
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"Mr. Su Minshan, you have to be calm, please."
Mrs. Bicao was trying her level best to placate the manic man, but it looked like she was talking to a wall. This man was obviously on drugs, and she didn't understand why Qin Su had asked, almost begged her to help this man.
"I can arrange for you to get out of here in an hour if you please just calm down and shut up."
"I didn't do anything wrong, why did they take me here? I didn't do anything wrong… you tell Susu that!"
"Susu? Oh, you mean Miss Qin Su? I see you’re close to her?” The lawyer looked at the haggard man for a whole minute. Now it all makes sense. This guy must be one of her many lovers.
But outwardly she didn’t comment. “She was the one who sent me here Mr. Su. Now will you please let me handle this?"
The older woman kneaded her forehead. She had once been one of the top lawyers in the country, and had retired with a large sum of money to her name. She was living a peaceful life away from the public eye until Qin Su decided to call her out of nowhere to babysit this addict. Apparently, she had gotten her phone number off of Jin Zixuan.
Mrs. Bicao almost screamed out in frustration. This was the second time Qin Su had needed her help with something. The first time was a few years ago for a case that Mrs. Bicao didn’t want to remember anymore. It had taken quite a while to wipe off all the evidence but that ungrateful bitch had not even thanked her after she had helped her out of her mess. No. She in fact thought it was her birthright as a Jin to order Mrs. Bicao around. Which is why she had not given her contact details to Qin Su.
But here she was again, at the beck and call of the undeserving Qin Su.
The young woman was infamous for her extracurricular activities and frankly Mrs. Bicao didn't give a fuck as long as she stayed within her limits. But this? This was her testing the boundary. She wondered what the senior Jin had to say if he heard about this mess. His daughter fornicating with a drug addict.
She gave a bottle of water to the agitated man, which he downed in one sitting.
"Now, are you ready to tell me what happened?"
 
 
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Mrs. Bicao got out of the interrogation room and demanded to see Zhuliu.
"How can I help you?" Zhuliu, ever the cold man, signalled the woman to sit in front of him without looking away from his screen as he furiously typed something. His desk was a complete disarray; stacks of paper, an almost overfilled ashtray and coffee mug stains.
Mrs. Bicao took one look at it and cringed. "Since this is his first ever offense, I would like to post bail." She said after she declined the offer to sit. She was internally cursing Jin Zixuan for giving out her number to the crazy bitch for such a trivial job.
"Do you know that we caught him red-handed with cocaine on his person?"
"It was not his. He told me that some friend of his left it in his home, and he was afraid you would have a misunderstanding if you saw that. It seems to me that he was misunderstood anyway."
"Tell him to tell us his friend's name, and maybe, maybe the judge will be lenient toward him, and maybe he will grant the bail."
"I'm afraid that's not possible."
"Suit yourself then." Zhuliu shrugged and continued to work on his report.
The older woman nodded curtly and left the police station.
"Can you believe that, Xi? His friend's… hmppf." Zhuliu shook his head when Xichen came inside his office.
"She still doesn't know about the accident?"
"I don't think she knew what kind of mess she's been dragged into."
"Aah, I remember.” Xichen paused to file that information to ponder over it later and then continued. “I think I know how the Jins are connected to this Su She person." Xichen sat in front of Zhuliu, his hand was itching for a smoke. “Qin Su, is friends with him."
"Qin Su as in your brother's fiancee?" Zhuliu raised his eyebrow.
"Jesus! Where did you hear that sort of gossip? Anyway, no it's not right, Wangji… well you know how Wangji is… was. He's kind of settled down right now." He chuckled lightly, remembering his phone conversation with his brother.
"Oh? So, it's just another conquest? Well, damn, I envy your brother…" he dragged his cigarette long enough to fill his lung and puffed it out in circles. "Who's the lucky girl?"
A young police officer opened the door and nodded at both the men. "Captain, the bail for Mr. Su has been posted."
"Thanks." Zhuliu nodded back. As soon as the door closed, he turned towards Xichen and raised an eyebrow. "Well, that was fast."
"That was Mrs. Bicao flexing. She was really good at her peak. And by the looks of it she still is…" Xichen smirked, shrugging.
"So, we just need to get the lab reports on the car and drugs. Fast."
Xichen stood up and got ready to leave. "I have to go now, just call me if anything happens, ok?"
"Mm."
 
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Xichen was under a lot of duress for the past few weeks and it was getting to him. So he sent a message to the elder sibling group chat and asked them to meet him at Purgatory.
They were all under a lot of duress for the past few weeks and it was getting to them.
They chatted and drank until midnight, talking about the headaches that their younger siblings gave them on a daily basis. Later, Yanli being the only sober one became the designated driver and dropped everyone off. Xichen and Mingjue didn’t want to stress Yanli out so they decided to crash at Yao’s place for the night.
“Don’t drink after you reach home guys” Yanli called out as she and Qing drove away, waving goodbye.
Nie Mingjue was so sloshed that he had to be half dragged, half carried to Yao’s apartment, which was a feat on its own because Yao was the tiniest of them all and Mingjue the biggest. Xichen and yao settled him in the guest bedroom and walked to the kitchen to make them some more drinks.
“What do you think the result will be Xi-ge?” Yao asked as he filled Xichen’s tumbler with the expensive amber liquid.
“I don’t know, Yao. I just hope it’s not Su She. He’s just a kid like Wangji and I wouldn’t want him to get in this sort of trouble. On the other hand, I want the culprit to be caught. I am so conflicted.” Xichen slurred a little as he talked.
“I think you have had enough to drink, Er-ge.”
“I am alright. Looks like I handle my alcohol better than him.”
“Is that so?” Mingjue said from the doorway. He had taken his shirt off and was now standing with just his pants on. It was a sight to behold, all those sinewy muscles running down his arms and those perfect 8 pack abs accentuated by the sparse growth of hair than drew a mouth-watering trail downwards vanishing beyond the hem of the pants. Mingjue didn’t have an ounce of extraneous fat on him.
Xichen and Yao both gulped. “Ming… seriously? I and Yao just had to drag you into the apartment and now you wake up and challenge me?”
“I am still awake, aren’t I?” He eyed Xichen like he would devour him whole.
“Oh no you don’t!” Xichen warned. “We’re at Yao’s and you can’t just jump me anywhere you want.”
“Is that a challenge?” Mingjue asked, clearly up for it. “You’re my boyfriend. I have all the rights to jump you and Yao doesn’t mind. Do you, Yao?”
Yao was going through some difficult emotions at the moment so he just nodded.
“See? Such an obedient pet.”
Yao turned to Xichen and whispered, “Did he just call me a pet?”
“I can hear you, you know.”
“Sorry…” Yao immediately shut up.
“Come, Xi.” When Xichen still didn’t move, Mingjue stalked forward.
“Don’t you dare, Ming… Da-ge!”
Mingjue picked Xichen up over his shoulder in one swift movement.
“Call me Da-ge again.” Mingjue’s voice had dropped an octave.
“Yao, do something!” Xichen screeched.
Yao’s eyes were glued onto their actions. He was breathing hard as he felt lust start to coil in his lower belly.
Mingjue turned towards him as if expecting him to actually do something to help Xichen but when he saw the look on his face, he smirked. Lust and longing were clearly visible on the other’s face and that made Mingjue hornier than he was. But he didn’t do anything about it, he would talk to Xichen before he took any drastic step.
Xichen was oblivious to all this because he was still struggling to get out of Mingjue’s grasp. The latter playfully spanked the former’s ass, “Behave.” But Xichen still cursed and scratched at Ming all the way to the bedroom.
Even after the cold shower Yao couldn’t find any respite. His apartment was small and the walls were not as thick as he would’ve liked. He could hear the grunts and moans coming from the other room. He felt restless and finally decided to go out and make himself some coffee since he was not going to get any sleep until the other two finished their activities. He put on his sweatpants and tiptoed out.
He had just finished brewing the coffee when the door to the guest room opened and out walked Xichen with just a bed sheet over him. He paused at the archway when he noticed Yao and quickly covered his nether regions, but Yao had gotten a good glimpse already. He blushed beet red and turned away embarrassed.
“Oops, sorry Yao, I thought I would just get some water…” Xichen trailed off. His eyes had finally focused on the younger man, especially the said man’s torso. Yao was smaller than both him and Mingjue and there was a softness about him which always made Xichen want to cuddle him. Tonight however, his thoughts were not as pure as just cuddling, tonight when he looked at the bare torso of the smaller man, he wanted to touch it in ways that would make the other moan.
“Yao?” Xichen asked but got no response. When he saw Yao’s hands gripping the counter too tightly making his knuckles turn white, he understood the storm raging inside him was the same as his.
Xichen walked to him, with a little apprehension, as he reached close enough to touch, he called out his name again. No response. So, Xichen took a deep breath and moved in. He tentatively placed his hands on Yao’s hips, his touch soft and Yao jerked.
“Er-ge… what-”
“Yao,” he breathed his name in his ears, not letting the other finish whatever he wanted to say. “Why’re you so beautiful?” Xichen pressed closer, his naked front now plastered with Yao’s back, the sweatpants, the only thing stopping Yao to feel the heat of Xichen’s arousal.
Without meaning to do so, Yao made a sound at the back of his throat which sounded suspiciously like a moan. Xichen wanted to hear more of those sounds, so he circled the other’s waist with his hands and hugged him, nuzzling the other’s neck, placing soft placid kisses.
“Er-ge, we can’t do this, I don’t want Da-ge to hate me…”
“Da-ge won’t hate you, will you Ming?”
Yao’s eyes jerked open as he realised, they were not alone in the kitchen anymore and Mingjue had joined them. He tried pushing Xichen away but Xichen just tightened his arms and turned him around for him to completely face Mingjue.
Afraid of the look on Mingjue’s face, Yao snapped his eyes shut.
Oh God! Why did Da-ge have to see us like this? Why is Xi-ge acting like this? I am so confused. Someone please, come and save me. I am sure I am about to die.
His heart thudded loudly with every step that Mingjue took towards them. He was ready to be punched when suddenly he was wrapped in another set of arms. His eyes opened with shock and what he saw made him feel tingly all over.
Mingjue was kissing Xichen while keeping Yao in between them. Yao didn’t know where to look so he settled for looking somewhere past Mingjue’s broad shoulders but that didn’t last long as the bigger man grabbed his jaw.
“Look at me little fox.”
Yao looked up and the moment his eyes locked with him, Mingjue captured his lips and kissed him hard, pushing his tongue through the shocked parted lips, making Yao tremble.
After thoroughly kissing him until his lips were red and swollen, he let go. Yao chased after the warmth of Mingue’s mouth but then his jaw was held and turned sideways so that Xichen could kiss him.
After Xichen let go of his mouth Yao was truly confused.
What in the name of the good lord in going on?
His confusion must have reflected in his expression because Mingjue caressed his face and spoke.
“We know you’re attracted to us.”
Yao was surprised, he had tried really hard to hide his feelings from the both of them but if they had noticed that meant it was a completely futile attempt on his part. “I’m sorry. Da-ge, I didn’t mean for it to happen… I just…It just happened without me knowing.”
“I know. It was the same for us.”
Yao’s eyes widened in surprise. “Same for you?” he repeated.
“Yep. Actually, it was Xichen who noticed that he was attracted to you and then he told me about it and I got some time to think over it and I realised I didn’t mind.”
Yao opened his mouth to say something, thought better of it and closed it and then opened it again. It made him look like a fish.
“So, would you give us a chance to show us how serious we are about this?” It was Xichen who asked, almost a whisper in her ears.
“A chance? You guys are already in a relationship. What do you want from me?”
“Never heard of a polyamorous relationship, Yao?”
“Of course, I have heard… but this isn’t-” he stopped mid-way. He started tearing up as he realised the gravity of what these two were asking him. “You want me to be part of your relationship?”
“Got it at one go!” Xichen grinned.
“Am I dreaming? Must be a dream, right? This can’t be true…” He shook his head in disbelief.
Xichen bit his nape and Yao grunted in pain.
“You’re feeling pain, little fox, so this isn’t a dream” Mingjue said.
“How? Why? What?”
“Is it so difficult to just accept our affection without an explanation?” Mingjue asked.
“No, Da-ge but I am so confused. Why me?”
“We don’t know Yao… you’ve always been a part of us. Yes, I knew Ming before I knew you but you were always there, always supporting, encouraging. When Ming left for those few years, it was you who kept me sane. And I loved Ming before I fell for you. In fact, I didn’t even know I fell for you until I saw it reflecting in your eyes. Ming took time to realise it but he did.” Xichen tightened his arms around the smaller man. “You compliment both of us, Yao. You complete us.”
Yao closed his eyes trying to keep the tears from flowing out. Looking at him Mingjue felt like he would do anything to protect him and when he glanced at Xichen he saw those same emotions mirroring in his eyes. Smiling wistfully, Mingjue lifted the smaller man’s chin and kissed his cheek lightly as Xichen kissed the other.
Love. This was love. Yao felt it surround him like a comforting blanket. He didn’t know he missed it until these two men showed him what it was like to feel it. He hugged Mingjue back as he rested his head on Xichen’s shoulder.
“Will you allow us to love you, Yao?” Xichen asked softly and Yao couldn’t say anything else except nod in agreement.
"Let's go to the bedroom," Xichen let go of Yao's cock and pulled Yao towards the bedroom, Ming following close behind.
His heart seemed to want to break away from his chest from all this sudden excitement. He never thought that his dream would finally come true. Xichen. He would do anything for Xichen. Including this. Whatever this was. Well, there’s no harm in trying something new, is there?
The bedroom reeked of sex; the smell permeated the air arousing Yao even more. He shivered lightly, and before he realized it, Xichen's hands and mouth were already all over him. He moaned at the sudden attack of pleasure. It had only happened in his wet dreams, Xichen's hands, Xichen's tongue. He trembled when the silky tongue found his nipple and sucked it lightly, while the other one was being scraped by Xichen's nimble finger.
It took every ounce of his self control not to come right then and there.
"I want you to relax, Yao. Let me pleasure you… " Xichen whispered in his ear, then pushed him onto the sex rumpled sheets.
Yao looked around, and he found Ming sitting on one of the chairs, a glass of amber liquid in his hand. He looked at Yao intensely, and spoke in a low tone, the rumbling voice making his skin breakout in goosebumps.
"Go on, continue. I'll watch for this first round." He smirked and took a sip.
"Yao, baby, I'm gonna go down on you now. Is that okay?" Xichen's eyes had darkened with lust and his mouth was open dangerously close to his nether regions. And Yao would have to be absolutely dense if he declined the mouth eagerly waiting, so he just nodded weakly, head full of lust.
Have I died and gone to heaven?
He felt the first light touch of Xichen's tongue, licking his head, and it made him moan in ecstasy. But Xichen continued to envelope the long, slim, velvety cock with his mouth, making Yao thrash wildly in bed, his hands trying to find purchase on the bed sheet. He never felt such an intense blowjob as this. Maybe it was because it was Xichen. The man of his dream. The hero of his every fantasy. His knight in shining armor.
Xichen continued his exploration down below, deep throating Yao, until his nose touched the soft tuft of hair at the base of his cock.
Yao was still in ninth heaven, when he felt another presence hover near his head. He opened his eyes to see Ming, already naked and his cock protruding upwards towards his belly button. Excitement rushed through his veins as he saw Ming pump his thick member a few times.
"I want you to suck this, Yao, it's not fair that only two of you get to play." He moved his cock closer to Yao's mouth, who lapped at it eagerly.
He couldn't fit that huge monstrosity fully inside his mouth, but he tried hard to fit it in as much as possible, while Xichen still sucked on his cock.
Suddenly, he felt a cold hand breach his hole. He gasped in surprise, but soon enjoyed the intrusion, while moving his hips to chase the finger. His mouth was still full of dick, and his hole was full with 2 fingers now. He never felt so much lust, it overwhelmed him to the point of almost no return. And when Xichen put his third finger in, he couldn't hold it anymore and spurted the white ribbons all over his chest. His moans vibrated through Ming's cock, making him pump faster into the sinful mouth, before he pulled it out, making Yao whine in disappointment.
“You’ll get a taste of it later again, little fox.”
Yao suddenly let out a pained scream as Xichen breached him, making his breath hitch.
“You OK, Yao?”
OK? How can I be OK when the man of my dreams has his cock inside me?
“I want more, Er-ge!” he said as he moved his hips slightly trying to take in more.
“Then you’ll get more, baby.”
Yao had to hold onto Xichen's waist, making lewd sounds, as the other started pounding in him. He moaned and screamed and all those sensations made him hard again.
Xichen moved faster now, chasing his own release, while Yao felt he too was on the precipice of his second orgasm. Xichen pinched his nipples and with that he exploded again, followed closely by the other. But before he could do anything more, he felt Xichen hardening inside him.
Again?
Xichen moaned above him and when Yao opened his eyes he saw Xichen biting his lips and Ming breaching Xichen from behind. The scene was so hot that it turned him on.
“Aah Ming! Fuck… give me some warning will you? Damn I love your cock inside me.”
Xichen’s member, which was still inside his ass, had gotten harder when Ming entered him. Ming moved in a very controlled manner, and in turn, Xichen moved inside of him, scraping his already swollen insides, but making him hard again nonetheless. The thrill of having a threesome with two other people that he loved, lusted, was beyond his wildest dream, and he started to moan and move his hips wildly.
It didn't take long for Xichen to scream in ecstasy when orgasm hit him hard, and in turn making Yao release his dry cum. The intensity of Ming's thrust signaled that he was close to releasing too, and finally after a few powerful thrusts he came with a loud groan.
 
 
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Yao had passed out after he came for the third time and Mingjue had carefully picked the smaller man up and laid him on the centre of the bed. Xichen and Mingjue took turns cleaning each other up and then cleaned Yao while he was still in deep slumber.
Laying down on either side of Yao, they both held hands as they stared at each other, a soft smile etched on their faces.
“I love you Ming.. I can’t explain how much. Just know you’re everything to me.” Xichen said, his voice trembling with emotions.
“And I love you. You’re the best decision I made in my life.”
“And I love you both…” A small voice said from between them.
They looked down in surprise.
“Hey, little fox,” Ming said, nuzzling the other’s neck. “You good?”
“Tonight was a dream come true, Da-ge. I have pined for the both of you for years but I never had the courage to tell you since you were in a relationship. I-I am so thankful to the both of you for letting me be a part of your relationship.”
“We’re thankful that you agreed, Yao.” Xichen interjected, kissing the other’s forehead.
Yao turned to look at him and smiled. “I love you both.. I do not know if there is space for me in your heart but I hope there is..”
Mingjue looked at Xichen and then at Yao. “You belong to us now, Yao. So there will always be space.”
“Always,” Xichen repeated.
Tears spilled out of Yao’s eyes as he used his hands to hide his face. “We love you..” Ming and Xichen said in unison, hugging him from both sides, making sure the smaller man knew he was loved and cared for.