𝐷𝑒́𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡「LCF x MDZS」

Chapter 41 - 『Scars Leave Beautiful Trace』

Cale frowns, but he huffs nonetheless.

"It'll be fine."

Wen Ruohan will suffer quite a damage from Cale's schemes before going into the battlefield, considering the redhead just divided the said clan into two different sides.

"What do you mean fine?" One of the Sect Leaders asked, making Cale simply shrugged.

"Qing-jie and A-Ning will flip that place upside down."

Before the old men could further ask him to elaborate on what he meant, a scream echoed.

"GEGEEEEEEEEE!!!"

Cale suddenly yelps when he felt a strong impact zoom towards his abdomen, making him choke from his spit before looking down to see a child clutching tight to his waist.

"Hey brat! Gege is injured so keep your hands off him!" Wei Ying scowls, albeit his eyes were fond and was glad tk see the gremlin again.

"What do you mean injured?!" Xue Yang asks, letting go as he ran around the redhead to take a look.

Alver who was close to camouflaging himself to a nearby wall flinched before looking away.

"I'm fine. It's already healing." Cale tries to calm them, glancing at Alver's way for a short while.

Everyone who knows Cale did not believe that crap he just said even for one second.

"Can I rest now? I want to sleep for a while."

Seeing the reddish-brown eyes that were becoming droopy as every second pass by, the Jiangs unwittingly let him go.

"Come, I'll guide you to your room." Lan Xichen volunteers, a bright smile evident in his face.

That moment was enough to summon Alver back to where he was placed earlier, beside the redhead before speaking.

"I'll guide him back. I need to talk to him about something."

Alver and Lan Xichen stared down at each other, an imaginative lightning spark flickering between them.

Cale just looks at the both of them in confusion.

Before everything could escalate further considering the air around Jiang Fengmian and Madam Yu became heavy as they looked at Alver, Cale spoke.

"Xi-ge, let's go."

The betrayed look on their faces, especially Lan Xichen, was ignored by the redhead as he walked away with Alver.

Alver grins in triumph, making Wei Ying, Jiang Cheng and Nie Huaisang raise their eyebrows.

Leaving everyone with a bitter taste in their tongues, Alver and Cale walked side by side.

Lan Xichen only looks at them from afar, wondering why those two were slotted together like they should have always been.

It was as if the redhead was fated to be beside the blonde man.

Lan Xichen simply hums, his expression slowly crumbling as he sighs, a small ache lingering in his chest.

His Brother, Lan Wangji just simply patted his back as if he was comforting him.

Cale continued to trudge, following Alver's figure as he sighs.

His eyes were filled with yearning yet a look of contentment was also present. His hyung-nim was in front of him, so near yet he couldn't reach for him just like he could when he was still Cale Henituse.

"Did they scare you?" Cale asks, an attempt to ease the air around Alver who was getting heavier.

"Their words and actions are justified. Mine isn't. So I understand where the doubt and anger is coming from."

Cale simply huffs.

As Alver opens the door into one of the guest rooms in Lanling Jin Sect, Cale simply follows him inside with a stoic look.

Before Cale could speak, he could feel Alver pull him by his collar making him yelp.

"What the fuㅡ!"

His hanfu and inner wear was pulled away, showing his pale chest as he could feel his ears getting red in embarrassment.

Alver simply stared at his chest, mainly from the forming scar that was inflicted above another scarline.

"This is sexual assault. And as far as I am concerned, Rowoon Kingdom has that lawㅡ!"

Before Cale could finish his words, he shuddered as Alver traced the scar he had made towards the redhead.

His skin continued to tingle as Alver continued to trace his fingers.

"It left a scar." Alver says, making Cale frown.

"Of course it would, you stabbed me pretty deeply."

Alver stares at him with an unreadable look before letting go of Cale.

"I have to tell you something." The blonde says, a serious look etched in his face.

Cale simply sighs, fixing his disheveled clothes.

He already knew what Alver would tell him, his hands ghosting around the scar the blonde inflicted him.