"Are you that desperate to get kicked out of the house, Zhang Kai?"
Anger was all that was sounded in Xie Jayden's voice when Zhang Kai stopped his antics to play and everyone around followed suit.
"Well, lunch was very good, grandma but I think I should take your leave now."
Zhang Kai said after finishing his tea with everyone sitting around the table.
"Zhang Kai, why so early? Please stay till night. How can you all leave so early? Even Xie Jayden is also leaving in some time. Why do you people just decide everything by yourself?"
"Why is Xie Jayden leaving early…?"
A question that came out of the blue, was something that shocked everyone and at the same time, amazed them a lot when Mo Yuan asked for Xie Jayden.
It was something new for them all, as for Mo Yuan, Xie Jayden's existence belonged merely to a friend. Friend that was close to his family, that's it. He has never given a thought to Xie Jayden since he turned out to be an Omega at the age of ten.
Xie Jayden, Mo Yuan and Zhang Kai have been best friends since childhood. The same school, same universities and even the same courses in University got them close to each other but still, there was always this invisible barrier between Mo Yuan and Xie Jayden.
This was the first time when it happened that Mo Yuan's tenderness was seen in his prompt query and everyone looked into each other's eyes, signalling to keep quiet.
"Yuan'er, We both have one urgent meeting to attend in the evening and Xie Nuan has a college get together in the evening and about Xie Jayden…"
"I am not going, Dad."
Everyone took a minute to understand and accept what Xie Jayden mentioned just now, he wasn't going to his important meeting. The hard taskmaster who barely leaves his office, no one expected him to miss out on a very important meeting in his office.
"Jay'er, what you said just now? You are not going to a meeting. Is it true that I am hearing something completely untrue?"
When Xie Jayden's mother asked him in a daze of his information, everyone put their ears to listen to what he was about to answer his more,
"Mama, That meeting got cancelled just sometime before."
"But how do you know? You haven't talked with anyone in the office and no one called you."
His expressions were treasured, even though they lived only for mere seconds but everyone saw the colour pink scattering on both of his ears. They all caught his lie but no one said anything. They knew they had a whole life to play with the two.
"Mama, I got a message about it just now. You all can leave. I will come back after some time."
"So desperate Mr Xie…"
A peal of laughter broke out when Zhang Kai commented on Xie Jayden's answer. Zhang Kai will be Zhang Kai. Everyone enjoyed the leg-pulling of Xie Jayden by Zhang Kai. It was all new for all of them.
Never even in their wildest dream, they thought that they would lose Mo Yuan as they lost him two months back. Now that he came back from the clutches of death they saw changes in the couple equally and they started to like it since both of their expressions and reactions were sweet. It was happening for the first time with them.
"Xie Jayden is staying here. You all can go. Now don't play your antics here. Go for your respective works."
As grandma Mo Nuwa said it to all one by one they all took their leave and only two people left to share their missing charades.
"A-Yuan, have you got treated well in the last two months? Do you still have pain somewhere? Sorry I was a complete disappointment to you that I wasn't able to find you. I am sorry. You had to suffer so much because of my imprudence. I should have come early that day."
"No. That's okay, Xie Jayden. I mean I am okay now and the doctors and nurses of that hospital were approachable and reasonable. They took care of me very well. You don't need to feel guilty."
Those words whack his whole existence again. He wasn't dependent on Xie Jayden emotionally. He never was and that hurt Xie Jayden to start with every time he faced this kind of situation.
"Why are you not fighting with me for being loser A-Yuan? Why can't you just show that right to me? Why don't you just kick me out of the house to not find you before your brother?"
Questions...too many of them but like always they keep their mum in his mind. Who was he to ask in the first place? Xie Jayden felt a strong pang in his heart but he recovered the doom, invariably every time better than the first.
"A-Yuan, will you ever be able to forgive me?"
A realization hit Xiao Xing hard. Xie Jayden again asked the same question to Mo Yuan like he had been asking for the last thirteen years and without knowing the answer of Mo Yuan, how could he say anything to Xie Jayden in return. He chose the midway just like Mo Jin told him to do after asking this question.
"Xie Jayden, I am tired, can I go to my room? I want to take some rest before evening."
Xiao Xing got up from the chair and turned to leave the music room where they sat. It was Mo Yuan's passion. Music was everything for him. It was his life and he dedicated everything to it. After his parents died in an accident, only music was his solace to live his life. He used to sit in that music room for hours and make new music every time.
Same for Xie Jayden, his life was dedicated to one person who was his life...Mo Yuan and Mo Yuan, he too learnt music because it was only one thing that connected him with Mo Yuan and that's why grandma Mo Nuwa asked them to sit there but still it hasn't worked at all.
Was the thinking of connection to Mo Yuan true or just his imagination being connected with Mo Yuan? That was the secret that was hidden under the veil of smiles that used to come occasionally on Mo Yuan's face while sitting in the music room.
But his hope broke down when he saw Mo Yuan going out of the room.
"A-Yuan, please stay. I will not bring up the past again. Please stop for some time."
His plea was heart-wrenching.
"What is it, Mo Yuan that you kept Xie Jayden away from you? Haven't you ever seen his helplessness and love? Or you had your miseries to tackle? Mo Yuan, where are you?"
Xiao Xing asked inside his mind to Mo Yuan who wasn't there for his help at all but he needed to decide for himself,
"Xie Jayden, if possible please don't bring up past incidents when we are together. I have forgotten most of the things and most importantly I get a headache when I think too much. Will you be able to help me if I stay here like this?"
Who was he to say no to Mo Yuan, to his life? He was the moth ready to perish for the fire that he was craving for but that fire shields him to wither with it but in the end, it was a moth who decided what he wanted in his life and he decided to die...to die for his fire. Mo Yuan a fire to Xie Jayden and Xie Jayden a fire to Xiao Xing.
"I will never bring the past between us. Just stay for five minutes."
"Hmmm."
That was all it took, just a light nod and Xie Jayden squeezed Xiao Xing in his tight embrace and every frost broke down with sheer warmth of heating emotions.
"I am so happy to see you again Mo Yuan. I got so scared when I lost you two months back. I am very sorry for taking you for granted always but now I will not back off from my responsibilities for you.
I will make sure that you live happily. I will never ignore you again. I am sorry but don't go away from me now. I will surely die, A-Yuan. I will surely die. I love you, Mo Yuan. I love you more than my life."
Xie Jayden loved Mo Yuan more than his life and Xiao Xing's heart was pushed into the sufferings of inferno for a long time.
His life itself was a bargain with his destiny. Now with one more emotion that his heart got along with thousands of other feelings with it like a long train.
The life which was a deal, to begin with now added sentiments he had to prepare himself to lose regardless of any result.
AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS:
HOW WAS THE CHAPTER DEAR READERS? I KNOW TOO MUCH OF SENTIMENTS. IT WILL CHANGE, LET OUR XIAO XING COME OUT OF THE TURMOIL OF BEING IN LOVE. THOUGH HE IS AN OPTIMISTIC PERSON HEARTACHE DON'T GO JUST LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
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