A thought suddenly flashed in his mind: if Xuan Da Yu knew the much filthier thing he and Yuan Zong had done, could his peer possibly peel off Xia Yao's skin?

"Let me tell you this, the shirt I wore when I carried him on my back, the sheet he lay on, the towel and sofa he used,... I've burned all of those shit!" Xuan Da Yu growled in resentment.

Xia Yao roamed his soaked hands over his friend's woeful face, smiled, "It isn't worth turning a bastard into your own suffering."

Inexplicably, that pleasantry and the wet hands on his face dispelled Xuan Da Yu's rage in the blink of an eye.

"Alright, let's have a talk, shall we?" Xia Yao offered him a cigarette, lighting it up and asking, "Did he leave any evidence at the scene after stealing your belongings twice?"

"Evidence... at the crime scene... yes... maybe..." Xuan Da Yu glanced at Xia Yao, "Did I forget to tell you that they are now in ashes?" =)))))

"..."

Only after finishing the cigarette did Xia Yao angrily poked the other's neck, "How can I possibly put up with you? If you had sent the report about the case as I told you, it would have been submitted to the authority during the investigation. That bastard could have been sentenced to years in prison, considering up to ten thousand yuan he stole. Look at what we have now: three bottles of wine, accounting for even less than two thousand! That's not enough for him to recieve the first level of punishment, or perhaps he will just have to receive a detention of 15 days, if there is no overcrowding."

Xuan Da Yu said, "I don't intend to put him in jail for years, nor do I want to get back all the money I lost hand over fist. I just want to squeeze that goddamn idiot to death! If people put him behind the bars then how long will I have to wait? My only desire is to watch him get burned to death and then you will bring his ashes to me."

Xia Yao was at a loss for words. He just put out the cigarette and gloomily returned to office.

Xia Yao had to take the night shift today in order that the interrogation with Wang Zhi Shui could continue. He gave Yuan Zong a ring, informing his absence at dinner tonight.

Xuan Da Yu was right next to him at that moment, "Who are you calling?"

"Oh... nothing. Just a pal who invited me to to have a dinner, but I turned down his offer."

Xuan Da Yu stopped asking, taking the same night shift with Xia Yao until 9.p.m. before both drove home. Upon entering the car, Xia Yao intended to head back home with Xuan Da Yu. However, on reaching his place, after Xuan Da Yu had already driven away, Xia Yao's car then headed towards east.

On the way home, Xia Yao also called his mother, "I am on duty. I may not be home tonight."

"Alright honey, be careful."

Much as Xia Yao felt giddy on his way to Yuan Zong's, he put on a frowning face when his car drew up.

"It's late now, don't want to wake my mother up especially at this hour. I hope you can put me up for the night."

Yuan Zong was at the door. As Xia Yao walked past him, he gave the taller man a sharp glimpse, "Don't rejoice inwardly!"

Although Yuan Zong quickly swallowed back his smile and kept a straight face. Xia Yao, on the other hand, couldn't help but smiled like peach blossom.

That night, Xia Yao sprawled on the bed with an Ipad in his hands, playing games.

Seeing Xia Yao not-fully-recovered arms holding his body weight against the mattress for that long, Yuan Zong couldn't help feeling disheartened. He couldn't be strict with Xia Yao either, so he found another reason to persuade the other man.

"What's fun in playing this all day?"

Xia Yao secretly glimpsed at Yuan Zong, reverting him with a north-east accent to show his disdain, "Old man!"

As a soldier, Yuan Zong had no interest in electronic devices, they were forbidden in the army camp. Morever, a good eyesight was vital for a sniper like him. He would have no contact with those devices for almost six months. It was no surprise that Yuan Zong used his phone for only two purposes: texting and making calls.

Xia Yao got exhausted after a while, lying prone on the bed. All of a sudden, he uttered, "My back is so itchy! Scratch it for me!"

Yuan Zong's hand crept underneath Xia Yao's shirt, settling on a random spot and began scratching.

"Upwards a bit... yeah... in the middle... yes... on the left...ah... so comfortable... Lower... yes yes ...Just a little bit harder."

Xia Yao's face glowed with the overbearing comfort, this feeling was just too pleasing.

Yuan Zong only stopped when Xia Yao's back has turned all red.

"Feel good?"

Xia Yao whispered, "Scratch it more."

Xia Yao's face turned to one side as he slowly fell into a deep, sound sleep. A few moments later, Xia Yao was completely motionless, resting his head on the Ipad, sleeping like a baby. Yuan Zong gently put his large rugged hand under the pillow, raising the younger man's cheek, quietly putting away the Ipad.

Yuan Zong spooned up against Xia Yao and fell asleep.

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Awww!!! Yuan Zong and Xia Yao is just too darn cute >_

Did you know: It is rumoured that Xia Yao may not be a cop in the film, but a boxer instead, since police officers being "gay" is a very sensitive subject in China. I think it would have been one of the biggest problems for Chai Ji Dan had Addicted II been made.

Love,

Ann