Lawless Gangster

Final Extra - Part 1: 《Present》

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How should I put it? I have no idea

There's much to say, yet all have disappeared into my heart

The blue tranquil sky is so far away

Having you by my side makes me feel at peace

The endless road, the endless horizon

The burning years fly by, what an endless wait

When happiness blossoms in my heart, at that moment

I'd like you by my side, sharing it together

In the silent of nights, I have prayed for you

Hoping that I can be the present in your life

When happiness blossoms in my heart, at that moment

I'd like you by my side, sharing it together

—《Present》Xu Wei

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Xiao Li had only slept for a moment before he was woken up by the alarm.

The alarm clock was placed on the bedside table next to Qi Xiuyuan who generally could not tolerate the harsh ear-piercing sound for more than five seconds. He would turn it off, move in extra close and bury his chin that had just grown stubbles into Xiao Li's neck for a good while—only after that will he get up and go wash his face.

However, today's alarm rung for much quite longer than usual.

Xiao Li's eyes were still closed as he reached out to push Qi Xiuyuan, but his fingers touched the cool bedsheets instead.

He opened his eyes and turned over to sit up, now completely awake.

This was the first time after they had got together that Qi Xiuyuan stayed out all night. The cause was that they had an argument and Qi Xiuyuan decided to "calm down".

Xiao Li massaged the spaced between his eyebrows and then reached out to turn off the alarm before he lightly gripped his hair and remained daze for a while.

He thought of Qi Xiuyuan tightened lips and knitted brows as he stared at him. Qi Xiuyuan was very intelligent and quick to respond, but there was unexpectedly a day where he actually couldn't say anything because of him.

Maybe he was really angry.

Xiao Li sighed with a headache and got off the bed. Usually, he would tidy up the bed when Qi Xiuyuan was washing up and then when he washed up, Qi Xiuyuan would prepare a simple breakfast. They would eat and chat casually just like all those old couples.

Today, Xiao Li was not in the mood to clean up at all, but as he looked down to see that just one side of the bed was covered by the quilt and the other was flat, he felt especially unpleasant.

He quickly folded the quilt and looked up to see the book that Qi Xiuyuan had only read halfway next to the alarm clock. Qi Xiuyuan was the kind of person who would give his favorite book a leather cover for protection. He loves books very much, but when he read the book halfway and goes to do other things, he would always leave the book open and flip it over on the table or some sort of flat surface nearby—even after he finished the book, he still wouldn't close it.

Xiao Li walked over and picked up the book, wrote down the page number then he closed it and pushed it beneath the Qi Xiuyuan's pillow.

"Calm down" certainly included no phone calls, but Xiao Li still hasn't turned off his cell phone for the entire night. He had even kept it in the pocket of his casual home clothes while he washed up.