It is a very busy morning in the Wang household, with everyone buzzing around to get ready for May's wedding. Kai has just lazily trotted into the room, and immediately found Sue-May and started to nuzzle against her like a cat seeking attention.
"Being cute to instantly get breakfast now, aren't we?" Sue-May scolds playfully, enjoying Kai's antics. She had missed him the moment he left for Cultivation school. But now he is back, and she plans on spoiling him rotten before he leaves again.
"Noo." Kai whined. "I am always cute." He looked up at his mother with a cheeky smile, which got Sue-May laughing.
"Alright then, since you are always cute and you aren't here for food. I will just give Zhang the fishead and noodle soup I made you. It doesn't have any lotus roots in it because I ran out, after May took the last of what I had this morning. But it still tastes as good, and it's really spicy just the way you like it." Sue-May watched Kai from the corner of her eyes, and a triumphant smile appeared on her lips when she saw his watered.
Sue-May knew that Kai hated when anyone eats his food, especially Zhang, so she decided to use that to her advantage and had a little fun with him. He was her last born, even though she wasn't his biological mother. But she has had him since he was two days old, and from that time until now, they had formed a special bond. So in all right, she earned the title of calling him her last born.
"No wait, do give it to Zhang. Haha, you know that I was only joking." He quickly coaxed his mother. "You know that your cooking is the best, and I was only acting spoiled so that you would give me food. Now, where is it?" He asks, looking around the kitchen.
Sue-May laughs and shoo Kai away, telling him to go take a seat in the next room. And she will bring him his breakfast.
Kai happily went away from the kitchen, already tasting the flavours of the soup. He hums in content, closing his eyes and walking to the table without bumping into anything because he knows all the parts of the house so well. He sat down, still humming when he felt a presence in the room. His eyes snapped open, and he came face to face with none other than Qing Yuan, who was sitting across from him. Kai cheeks instantly turned red, and flashes of their little kissing scene replay over and over in his head.
The young prince noticed how Kai started to blush, probably remembering their kiss. A smug smile flashes across his face, feeling on top of the world because he got the feisty new Prospector to blush, even without saying a word.
Qing Yuan wasn't sure if Kai had feelings for him. Do get him wrong, but he saw little movements of attraction from Kai towards him, but he couldn't tell for sure. Guess he was just as clueless as Kai. But now, he was sure. Both of them are sure, and Qing Yuan vowed that he would protect Kai, even if it cost him his own life. So he can prove to him that he loves him.
"Ah…um…you." Kai stuttered, still a bit flustered and not knowing what to say. The silence wasn't uncomfortable, but Qing Yuan was staring at him. And he can't help becoming flustered under his watchful gaze. And what made it worse is that everytime he blinked, Qing Yuan kissing him just popped up in front of him. Then he starts to remember how soft his lips felt against his, and how Qing Yuan holding him close made him feel safe and secure.
"Me what?" The young prince chuckled. Fighting the urge to reach over and poke Kai's cheeks, which kept on getting redder and redder.
Kai's mouth opens and closes, his mind blank and his throat dry.
"You're whipped." Kai jumped, startled by Zhang's voice behind him.
"What?" Kai asks, turning around to face his older brother.
"I said you are a whipped junior brother." He pulled some straids of Kai's hair, earning a groan from the latter. "My apologies to your highness, a pleasant good morning to you." He turned to face Shui and bowed.
"No need for the curtsy, I should be the one bowing to you because you are my senior-"
"No no no, your highness, no need for that." Zhang bow again, making roll his eyes in annoyance with his brother. Didn't he hear not to be so formal with him? And furthermore, he might become his brother in law in the future. Kai sigh dreamily at the thought, earning a weird stare from Zhang and a knowing look from Qing Yuan.
"There you go again with the pleasantries.lnstead of calling me your highness, you can call me Shui. Everyone closet to be do."
Kai snaps out of his daydream fantasy, and glares at Qing Yuan. "What, that is unfair. It was just recently you gave me the privilege to call you Shui. So he is more worthy than me." He folded his arms across his chest and pouted. Qing Yuan hands form fists on the table, fighting the urges to ease up and pull Kai across the table and kiss his pouty lips.
"You didn't deserve the honor of calling me by that name, not after you had lied to me." Kai pouts more, which then turns into a look of realization and then regret and shame.
"Fine." He patted the spot beside him, motioning for Zhang to sit down. "Zhang is your new friend then." The pout came as he looked away from the two.
Zhang shook his head at Kai's childish behavior, sitting and staring at Kai with an eye roll.
"Ha, do you really think I consider you as a friend?" Qing Yuan said, and Zhang burst out in laughter. And Kai's head spun around quickly, making the other two males in the room surprised that he didn't have whiplash. A hurt and disappointed look crosses Kai's face, before a glare replaces them.
'How dare he, after what happened last night. I thought he genuinely felt something for me. And here, he act all mighty and Noble. When he is just a snake underneath the grass.'