The war–or should they call it, Naked War–lasted for almost a week with both of the willing participants walking around the house in a various degree of nakedness and taunting each other in a manner just like a child.

Shen Qingqiu knew that both Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji still had some unresolved feelings toward each other, whether it was love, or something else. Although he leaned heavily toward love since even Luo Binghe could see the fire that crackled between the two beautiful men.

Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe were lounging on the edge of the pool and watched how the two other men spoke to each other naked and in snarky mode, just like two peacocks showing off their beautiful feathers and circling each other, sizing each other up.

"How long do you think it takes for them to fuck or kill each other?" Luo Binghe slurped his coconut straight from the whole fruit while watching Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian outdid themselves in a naked swimming competition.

"Maybe another week if Lan Wangji has a nerve of steel." Shen Qingqiu drank his margarita and enjoyed the last of the sun before he should make dinner for all four of them.

"I bet you three days." Luo Binghe smirked as he looked at Shen Qingqiu with eyes full of tenderness. Gosh, he was so beautiful.

"It's a deal. So, what's the prize?" Shen Qingqiu looked at Luo Binghe under his sunglasses with an appreciative glance. God, how he wanted to be fucked by him.

"A date."

Shen Qingqiu coughed hard as he tried to digest Luo Binghe's words.

"A… a date?" Shen Qingqiu spluttered his words. He just couldn't believe his ears. 

"Uh-huh. I wanted to ask you out for a while now. So, if you lose, you'll date me, if I lose, I'll date you. How's it sound?" Luo Binghe grinned and he looked like a child in a candy store.

"... deal." Then to hide his surprise and excitement, he stood up and half ran to the kitchen to prepare for dinner. He still tried to get his head around the idea that Luo Binghe wanted to date him. Him! He felt his face become hot and then he felt light on his feet. Either way, in three days they would have their date.

Shen Qingqiu entered the house to find Hua Cheng lounging on the couch eating grapes and playing games on his phone. He came to the house a couple of days ago with the chopper that brought Xie Lian and their supplies, and he's stuck here ever since.

"So, they're still stubborn as fuck, eh?" He grinned at Shen Qingqiu. They all knew each other ever since Shen Qingqiu became Wei Wuxian's manager, which was about five years ago. 

Hua Cheng was Lan Wangji's best mate from the same privileged school and he knew about Wei Wuxian and his best friend's feelings for a long time. He gave them no more than a week before they either fuck each other again or kill each other. Either way he leaned toward fucking.

"We give it a week, top." Shen Qingqiu shrugged as he started to prepare for dinner.

"Funny, I was thinking the same." Hua Cheng chuckled and he stretched his long, lean body. "So, when is your cute PR manager going to come again?" 

When Hua Cheng first came, he was taking a ride together with the chopper that brought Xie Lian and the supply run here. He fell in love at first sight with the beautiful man, but since he promised his best friend to be there, he didn't go back with Xie Lian and instead stuck here with four horny men.

"Probably tomorrow or the next day at the latest. Why?" Shen Qingqiu started to prepare the ingredients for dinner. He planned to make grilled chicken salad since all five of them had to stay fit and healthy for their jobs.

"Does he have a boyfriend? Girlfriend?"

"Not that I knew of. Why?"

"I'm thinking of asking him out for a date."

Shen Qingqiu almost choked when he heard that Hua Cheng wanted to ask Xie Lian for a date. But he contained himself.

"You think it's a good idea?"

"I don't know. But I'd rather try than regret it later." 

"Hmm, that's a good point."

When the dinner was ready, all five of them were at the table, eating. Wei Wuxian was about to take the hot sauce bottle when Lan Wangji took it and moved the bottle out of his reach.

"You shouldn't. It will hurt your throat and change your voice."

All of the other spectators suddenly went still. This was a common occurrence back when they were still together, and sometimes it didn't end well with how stubborn the both of them were.

But right now Wei Wuxian just looked at Lan Wangji with a strange look and then he shrugged and continued eating.

That was strange. Shen Qingqiu thought about the way Wei Wuxian seemed to lose his will to fight. Unless…

"I need to go to town tomorrow when Xie Lian comes." Wei Wuxian calmly spoke his intention to Shen Qingqiu.

"What?" Shen Qingqiu was surprised. "Why? You do realize that there's still your stalker out there?"

"Stalker?" Lan Wangji frowned. He never watched entertainment news so he didn't know about Wei Wuxian's unfortunate almost collision with the spotlight or the trashing of his changing room. "What do you mean stalker? I thought you're here to find inspiration?" He spoke to Wei Wuxian, whose face didn't even make any expression.

"Anyway, I'll just be going quickly and will be back with the next chopper run. Three days." He ignored Lan Wangji. Then he suddenly turned to face him. "That way, you can also be relaxed enough without me around and resting your ankle. I don't want you to push yourself and hurt it even more." His eyes softened when he said those words, making it Lan Wangji's turn to be speechless.

"Wei Ying… I–" Lan Wangji tried to speak but he found that his throat was caught by the sudden emotion that rose within himself. He didn't know how to respond to the surprisingly sweet concern without having a meltdown right there and then.

But Wei Wuxian only smiled at him and stood up to put his plate on the sink.

"Well, I'm beat. I'm going to sleep right now. See you all tomorrow."