"What is it?"

Kong Da had followed Ma Tian up to the back room on the second floor. He had been waiting for Ma Tian to say what he needed but he was losing his patience, especially after he saw Ma Tian lay down on the bed with a long groan and closed his eyes. The impatient man was about to kick his tired friend since he looked like he was about to fall asleep but Ma Tian finally started talking.

"Chen Ai's brother, Chen Bo. I hired someone to follow him after his most recent visit. I had a feeling he wouldn't give up easily and I was right. Two days ago, the man I hired went missing and he turned up dead a couple hours ago. I received an email from the hired man an hour before we found his body."

Kong Da sat quietly, thinking Ma Tian would continue but the silence continued.

"What was in the email?"

"Fu~ Chen Bo started stalking Xiao Li the day after I arrived. I'm pretty sure he guessed the two of you were close since Xiao Li did swoop in and kick him in the head to protect you."

Ma Tian was so tired and forced himself to sit up since he would fall asleep while talking if he laid down any longer. Kong Da clenched his fists in anger as he processed what he had been told. He'd been able to tolerate Chen Bo's constant harassing over the years but Wang Li was innocent and he didn't deserve to be targeted like this. Ma Tian watched the various emotions Kong Da was feeling flit across his face. He said one more thing before he slumped down into the bed for a quick nap.

"We'll find him, since he's chosen to be a stalker, he can't go too far."

The angry Kong Da got up and opened the door, before Ma Tian was fully asleep he heard Kong Da's chilled voice.

"Just make sure he doesn't get too close."

Kong Da took a minute to catch his breath and regain his composure before he walked down the stairs, Wang Li was sitting with Suo Su laughing happily at something silly. Kong Da's steps faulted once he saw how happy Wang Li looked but was able to walk over to the sofa without anyone noticing his off aura. Kong Da stroked Wang Li's head while he listened to the story Suo Su was telling and decided for now he wouldn't tell Wang Li about Chen Bo. Suo Su looked at Kong Da and could clearly see something was on his mind, Kong Da felt Suo Su's stares before he gave him a look as if to say they'll talk later.

. . . . . .

The weekend came around and Xu Chen was staying over again. Wang Li had been holding back ever since he found that Xu Chen was messaging someone on WeChat. At first he thought he wouldn't get involved and wait for his soulmate to tell him but he had been waiting for one week and there was still no sign that Xu Chen was going to talk about it, he couldn't help but make the first move.

"ChenChen who is the new guy on your phone background?"

Xu Chen was getting changed into his pajamas while Wang Li spoke to him and the topic of his wallpaper alone was enough to make his cheeks flush. He of course gave the answer he had prepared and said a new idol he liked. Wang Li played along like he believed him and asked what songs this person sung since he might check them out, Xu Chen stupidly hadn't thought this far into his plan since Wang Li usually listened to whatever Xu Chen played without much care about the person. He struggled to act nonchalant as he gave an excuse of not being able to remember the song name, hoping the topic would die after his answer.

Wang Li eased up and Xu Chen got into bed beside him, his Dad had bought him a queen bed since Xu Chen would be living with them over the school year. Even with the large bed though, Wang Li and Xu Chen huddled close together in the middle of the mattress leaving a large gap on either side of them. Wang Li placed his laptop in between them so they could continue watching their drama together but Xu Chen's phone began vibrating. Xu Chen quickly brought his phone up to his face then quickly typed a reply before he placed it back on the bed but it vibrated again.

"Someone messaging you?"

"Un. My Mum."

Wang Li nodded and continued setting up the drama, Xu Chen quickly sent another reply while hiding his phone and again put his phone on the bed. The starting credits were halfway through when the phone went off again and before Xu Chen could pick up his phone, Wang Li had snatched it and unlocked it. Xu Chen rolled on top of Wang Li as he tried to get his phone back but Wang Li had already opened the messages.

"Who's Martian?"

Wang Li didn't actually read the messages and had only read the name of the person, hoping to get some form of information but couldn't think of anyone to suit this name. Xu Chen had stopped fighting for his phone once his friend found out his secret and he slid off of his friend, moving to the edge of the large bed. Wang Li quickly put the phone on his side table as well as his laptop, afterwards he moved to lay behind the saddened Xu Chen and held him from behind.

"I'm sorry ChenChen, I've known for a while that you've been messaging someone and was going to wait for you to come to me but you never did, the suspense was killing me."

Wang Li kissed Xu Chen on the cheek and rubbed his hair until Xu Chen rolled over to face him. His eyes were a little teary and the sight made Wang Li regret his actions even more.

"I wanted to tell you, I really did but I'm scared that this person might be tricking me. I want to meet him but he keeps saying no and I know that should be a warning sign but I like messaging him. If he did end up being someone doing this for a prank then no one apart from me would know and it would be less embarrassing that way."

Wang Li continued to rub Xu Chen's soft head as he comforted his friend.

"ChenChen I would never laugh at you if this guy ended up using you. I just wanted to share this experience with you like how I shared mine with you."

Xu Chen finally calmed down and he hugged Wang Li. After some time he unlocked his phone and went through the messages with Wang Li, hoping he might have an idea about the man's identity. Wang Li slowly read through the messages, he could feel Xu Chen's face on his shoulder heat up when he read through certain messages but ignored it.

So far Martian had sent three pictures, the third one was different to the other two since Martian was standing in a living room. Both Xu Chen and Wang Li could clearly see that whoever this person was, was very rich. All the pictures were the same in the sense that this unknown man was wearing a mask and cap to hide most of his face but his clothes were different. He was wearing a large black hoodie with the hood over his cap and grey sweatpants. Xu Chen had changed his wallpaper to this picture after he opened it and tried extra hard when taking his picture to send back.

Because Martian had told him to not cover his face whenever he sent a picture, he made sure to work hard on his skincare, Wang Li looked at the picture that had been sent as a reply and complimented it. Xu Chen was in his own bedroom in this picture and his hair was slightly damp from his shower, the picture had been a selfie so you couldn't really see what he was wearing but Wang Li really thought it was a handsome picture of Xu Chen. In the end, Wang Li couldn't think of a person to suit this martian.

"I don't know who this person could be."

The little virgins scrolled through the messages again and again but couldn't come up with anyone. Wang Li scrolled through once more and felt like he was familiar with this person but couldn't figure out why. After the final scroll through, Xu Chen put his phone away and the two went to sleep without bothering with their drama.

. . . . . .

Xu Chen kept messaging Martian even though there was a big part of him telling him he shouldn't, especially when this person refused to meet or talk with him on a video call. He knew that he could end up getting hurt or embarrassed, possibly even scammed but he really liked this person and wanted to experience dating like Wang Li.

Chen Chen: Ge, when can I meet you?

Martian: Hmm, when I return to earth beep boo

Chen Chen: Ge, I really want to meet you

Martian: I'm busy with work but when my work is finished I'll treat you to dinner

Chen Chen: Ge, you aren't doing this to make fun of me or hurt me, are you?

Martian: No, don't worry I like Xiao Chen

Wang Li was halfway through his summer break and today Kong Da was taking him on an official date, so far they had only had car dates which were more like a form of intense therapy for Kong Da. Since both men enjoyed sweet things, Kong Da had decided to take his little lover to a tea and cake cafe. He thought that it would be like any other cafe, but what he didn't expect was the interior to be completely pink and filled with teenage girls. The couple were the only two men in sight, he had almost turned around and left but Wang Li was hungry and enjoyed the design too much to leave.

The two walked to a table in the corner of the cafe after ordering and they could feel everyone's eyes on them as they sat down opposite each other. At first Wang Li hadn't taken notice of the other customers but a couple of girls had moved chairs to sit closer to their table, he even saw a few people take out their phones to snap pictures of them. Kong Da was feigning ignorance and looked like the aloof man back when he first met Wang Li, the young man opposite him wasn't great at hiding how he felt however and clear disapproval was written on his face, it was now his turn to be coaxed into staying. Wang Li couldn't help but think this was a bad time for his hubby to be thoughtful about money and food waste.

"Ignore them. They'll leave when they become bored."

Kong Da had returned with their order, for himself he had gotten sweet black coffee with a mixed berry cheesecake while Wang Li ordered a milk tea and strawberry cream sponge cake.

"If this isn't enough, tell me and we can pick up something else on the way back to the studio."

Kong Da placed Wang Li's order in front of him then passed his fork over before he settled his own food in front of him, the girls from a few tables away squealed quietly at the scene. Wang Li was becoming more annoyed and kicked off his shoes so he could sit his feet on Kong Da's in hopes of feeling comfort. His hubby was also struggling with their audience and slowly turned his head to look at the young girls with a mix of disgust and anger. He felt somewhat better when he saw their faces pale and the girls quickly moved back to where they had been sitting originally.

The lunch date went by quickly and they arrived back to the studio 10 minutes before Kong Da's next client, Wang Li had only gone to the studio for the lunch date and would be leaving after the client arrived because the tattoo would take the rest of the day. Because they were early, Kong Da pulled Wang Li into his private room.

Kong Da had now convinced Wang Li to sit on his lap whenever they kissed, all he had to do was sit on his chair before his lover would settle down into his lap comfortably. Wang Li had gotten better at kissing after doing it with Kong Da everyday and he quickly took initiative once his butt touched Kong Da's thighs. Their kisses always started off slow and light, when Kong Da had had enough of these kisses, he would wrap one arm around Wang Li's waist while his other hand would press the back of Wang Li's soft head of hair and he would take over the kissing. Wang Li's lips were especially soft and he nibbled on them individually before he pushed his tongue into the young man's wet mouth, moving his tongue around to rub against the soft cheeks and Wang Li's squirming tongue.

Whenever Kong Da introduced his tongue into their kisses, Wang Li couldn't help but turn soft and do whatever Kong Da wanted. He was beginning to whine and whimper against Kong Da's mouth as the grip around his waist got tighter. Kong Da was alternating between sucking on Wang Li's lip and his tongue hungrily until a light knock came from the door. Wang Li was in too much of a daze because of the kissing and hadn't noticed, Kong Da had heard it though and he slowed down while Wang Li tried to push his tongue back into his mouth. Kong Da was finally able to stop their make out session and lightly patted Wang Li's butt, signaling for him to stand up.

Like all of their other make out sessions, Wang Li was having a reaction and Kong Da kissed his forehead before leaving him alone in the private room to cool down. Kong Da could only stall his client for ten minutes before he had to knock on the door to see if Wang Li had had enough cool down time, as his client wanted to use the private room. Thankfully everything was calmed down in his pants region and Wang Li said his goodbyes to everyone on his way out but Ma Tian bumped into him at the door.

"Heading home? I'll drive you."

Wang Li didn't have time to refute because Ma Tian had swung his arm around his shoulder and guided him to a very luxurious car. The man started up his car quickly and headed towards Wang Li's apartment. Wang Li didn't want to say anything but in the end couldn't stop himself.

"My apartment isn't far, I could've walked."

"I know, I'm just being kind."

Wang Li tsked since he couldn't say anything to that reply. Ma Tian pulled up outside the building after only a few minutes of driving but Wang Li couldn't open the door since it was locked and he felt like he was back at the campsite. Ma Tian sat facing forward as he spoke to Wang Li.

"I didn't want to say anything but you should be aware that it isn't safe for you to walk around by yourself."

He somewhat calmed down since Ma Tian wasn't trying anything with him, Wang Li wanted to ask what he was talking about but his door unlocked and Ma Tian leaned over to open it for him. Before he had fully stepped out Ma Tian told him to say hi to Xu Chen for him and quickly drove away. Wang Li felt frustrated, confused and a little scared as he entered the building.

Ma Tian pulled over once he was around the corner from the apartment building and walked back towards the building but stopped in an alleyway a few meters away. As expected, Chen Bo came out from behind a car across the road and walked to the entrance of the building, he couldn't get through the door since you needed a key card or a resident had to buzz you in. The man could only stand outside the door looking over the lobby from the street for a short amount of time. Ma Tian watched as Chen Bo looked up and down the building before Chen Bo left to walk across the street, entering a small car and drove away. Ma Tian made a call describing the car as well as the license plate before he left in his own car.

He wouldn't tell Kong Da about today or that Wang Li was now aware of being followed. He also knew he couldn't promise that Wang Li would come out unharmed from this since his men still couldn't find where Chen Bo was hiding. All Ma TIan could do was try and catch this man before Chen Bo caught Wang Li.