"Dada" a small distant voice called out to him from the blurry darkness, he felt something sitting on his chest and something cold on his cheeks.
He tried opening his eyes to meet a big pair of transparent eyes staring straight at him, "Dada"
' Waking up seeing a cutie is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me'
A huge smile appeared on his face as he grabbed the little troublemaker and lifted him to the air, "Good morning A-Xiang"
Wei Xiang gave a little nod as if he was replying back with a huge smile, "Dada"
An huge bang coming from a corner of his house disrupted both father and son's time.
' What was that?'
He carefully dropped Wei Xiang to the floor before he got up to check where the sound came from and the reason for it.
He carefully tiptoed, afraid of his own imaginations.
' Is it what I think it is?'
As he got closer, he heard a low groan as if someone was in pain and that made his heart raced.
' Oh!'
The cause of his troubled mind was a little fellow wincing in pain with a quiet swollen feet.
"Hello?"Crossing his hands on his chest as he felt relieved that it wasn't a ghost or a robber.
The little fellow raised his head with tears in his eyes cussing, "Who Is so soft in the head that carelessly placed bunch of coffins on the road? Can't you help me? You are the cause for this" shamelessly showing off his swollen feet with so much pride "Take responsibility!"
' Me?? Who was the one who barged into my house the first place? aish this little fellow!' He had that terribly irresistible urge to spank the shit out of the cussing peacock and teach him to be more respectful to his Gongzi. Sigh, he has to cultivate Lord Jiang Zi Ya's patience to appear completely whole and beautiful.
"Are you just getting fat by eating your words?"He squatted to check the swollen feet, "It's quite swollen."He carefully looked at the little fellow busy cussing him.
' He's not yet a grown adult plumage. just that he's a peacock'
A young face that permanently holds mischief and mysterious beauty except from those willow leaves at the side of his head, each adorned with two little rings,slightly hidden by silky red hue and those sharp eyes holding hidden arrogance and leer.
"It's all your fault! I don't know if i would be able to walk!! Ah! I can't feel my leg!!! I won't be able to walk! Ever!!"
Shen zhufu just watched the whining peacock with painful endurance Sigh, "Just keep calm"shut the fuck up, will you? "it's not as terrible as it looks like"Even if it is, you deserve it "So bear with me"Or I might inflict more pain on you if you say one more word.
Peacock refuses to listen and kept on whining and whining, draining almost of dear lord Shen Zhufu's patience, "Who are you to say that? At least call a doctor to check it."
With an heavy sigh as he rubbed the calligraphic Sans of his forehead, "Don't worry about knowing who I am. Just know I am someone who's vast in medicines"
The peacock eyed him sceptically as if to tell him, how can he, a plain looking Gongzi, be vast in medicines. Or intelligent. And he was clearly passed and understood
"You know a person cannot be judged by appearance just as the sea cannot be measured with a bucket?"
"Humph, lets see?"
' I so wish I could slap that smug look off his damn arrogant face.' Painfully refusing to be tempted by those beautiful thoughts sitting on his laps, he needs to conceal his strength for later. Without saying anything, he went to where His things and The sleeping Wei Xiang were. The little troublemaker, probably went back to sleep after waiting for him. He quietly took the things he needed and quietly went back to the cussing peacock.
" Ah my feet! I mphmm..."
" Better! Let me do my job "
" Mmpphh!!"
He let out a little chuckle. Shen Zhufu," It's best for you to be quiet and it's also best for you... this process will be painful for you." He shamelessly smirked at the peacock who was staring daggers at him with 'tears' in his eyes.
" Mmphh!!"
' Ah! the cloth in his mouth will lessen the noise.' He looked towards where Wei Xiang was peacefully sleeping with a little smile on his face, 'Don't want him to disturb his sleep'
He placed the swollen feet on a little stool and went to work, not minding the silent screamer. Since the swell wasn't so serious, it just requires some hot oil massage around its meridians.
After two cups of tea has been drank, only then did the noise lessened.
" There you go!" He said with proud satisfaction without letting go the feet and the fact, that he and his capabilities was humiliated, " So can you measure the sea using a bucket?" His tone tinted with seriousness.
"...."
' Aish then forgive me for using this method' With a smile, not so friendly, he secretly pressed a certain weak point on his feet. And it worked.
He shook his head vigorously with 'pain' in his eyes " mmphh.... "
He smiled. Shen Zhufu " So what of me?"
As if the peacock had learnt his lesson, he shook his to almost a point his head could fall off his neck at any time.
He finally let go of his feet, " Good boy" he gave the glaring peacock a little pat on his head and removed the cloth from his mouth. He got to his feet and went to clean his hands with a cloth laying aimlessly on floor.
" So peacock how did you get in? And what are you doing in my house?"
" First of all, I have a name"
With his hands on his chest and feigned guilt intentionally painting his face and voice. Shen Zhufu asked," Really? Forgive me then.what is it then?"
"..." The peacock lips formed a brief 'Oh', as something dangerously playful clouded his eyes. With a smile he replied genuinely, " Cao Chang "
As soon the name was let out, a nervous feeling and an absurd calmness enveloped him. His fingers curled up unconsciously. ' From where? It's familiar..' He nod off the thought as he focused on the most important things. Happening right now.
Cao Chang was nowhere to be found and a little chuckle was heard from where Wei Xiang was cutely sleeping.
His face paled and his Heart skipped a bit. 'A- Xiang!'
Without sparing a breath, he immediately rushed to where Wei Xiang was, with his feet not touching the ground.
" A-Xia...."
What he met was a different story entirely.
' Huh?!'