"Ge, what are we going to watch?" Wang Yibo asked him excitedly while they were at the cinema...
Xiao Zhan looked at him and answered his question, "I heard that there's a new horror movie, and it also had a lot of good reviews. Why don't we------"
"Ge, let's just watch a sci-fi movie?" Wang Yibo said to him, obviously trying to dodge the horror movie suggestion.
He secretly observe the boy's expression... He noticed before that Wang Yibo doesn't really like a horror genre. He smiled at him with full of jesting... "Okay, if that's what you want..."
"G-Ge, I'm not scared of ghost... I-it's just that the sci-fi movie is more interesting to watch..."
"Did I say anything?" he said trying to hold his laughter.
"T-Then, I'll get a ticket for us... I'll also get a popcorn and a cola... Just wait for me here, Ge.." Wang Yibo said and then turned right away to hide his embarrassment...
When the boy went to the ticket booth, he secretly chuckled and looked at his direction...
Xiao Zhan admitted that the days he spend with Wang Yibo is so full of different emotions compared to when he was alone. All his life, only this boy can make him go angry and can make him act like a kid. Since he grow up striving may it be financially or emotionally, he matured at an early age and take a heavy responsibility to take care of his grandmother and himself...
When he noticed that Wang Yibo is done in getting the movie ticket and their food, he looked in a different direction as if he was not looking at him... Then in a minute, he heard the boy calling him.
"Ge, here's our ticket..." Wang Yibo hand it to him while holding their food.
"Oh, thank yo--------- why is it a couple seat?" He frowned when he realized something on the ticket.
"They have a couple discounts right now.. Isn't it amazing? You said to me before to not waste money and go to affordable things and I also think you're right, ge..." Wang Yibo calmly said while having that ' I am innocent' look face.
He opened his mouth to rebut but before he could say anything, the boy delivered his final blow.
"Even our popcorn and cola has a couple discounts too... I'm so satisfied with their service." Wang Yibo exclaimed happily. "Let's go inside?"
When they are inside the cinema, he noticed that there are 2 girls who's looking at them in the couple seat and he even heard what they said...
"Aiyahhh, a couple made by heaven! Say, who do you think is the shou and the gong between the two?" One of the girl asked.
"I think the serious one is the gong and the warm one is the shou..." The other girl answer and both of them giggle.
Shou? Gong? What is that? The two girls obviously referred Wang Yibo as a Gong and him as a shou. Though Xiao Zhan did not understand the two words, he still feel embarrassed...
"Ge? What's wrong?" Wang Yibo asked him.
"T-The two girls behind us said that you're a gong and I'm a shou. W-What was that mean?" he reluctantly answered him.
Wang Yibo coughed while hearing his question... It looks like the boy knows what the two girls mean... He felt his cheeks burning. He somehow sense that these words is something related to a boy to boy relationship.
"Yeah, I think what they said is right.. From the look of the two of us, I also think that I'm the gong and you're the shou... But don't mind them, ge..." The boy said without explaining what does the two words mean and then looked at the big screen. "It's starting now."
Xiao Zhan stared at Wang Yibo for a while and then he focused his eyesight on the screen... But honestly his faced showed an expression like 'Can anyone enlighten me what is a gong and a shou?!'
A moments later, he let go of that thought and just decided to watch the movie... And then suddenly, Wang Yibo's one arm stretched out and encircled it onto his shoulder..
He froze! Then turned his face to Wang Yibo, but the boy is focusing on watching the movie indicating that he (yb) was not aware of his own actions.
Before he recovered, the boy then whispered something on his ear, "Ge, the movie is so good..."
He froze for the second time around! He felt Wang Yibo's hot breathing into his face! He could not stop from being tensed so he swallowed his saliva.
He tried to appeased himself and calming down like this was just a normal things between guys.
He might not admit it but in the back of his mind, he's not hating it...
Just when he thought that it will only end up with those actions, he was so wrong!
"Zhan Ge, lend me your shoulder... My neck is hurting and I feel tired."
He then remember that Wang Yibo has done a lot of things earlier while he was just relaxing...
"En..." He nodded allowing him.
Then the boy's head leaned on his shoulder and hold his one hand...
Thump... Thump... Thump... Xiao Zhan's heartbeat is accelerating! He was afraid that the boy would notice the loud beating.. He glanced at Wang Yibo from time to time...
Though he never understand what he feels right now but there's one thing that register in his mind, 'I'm done for!'
After the movie, they roamed around and bought some clothes for him...
"No... Don't buy that for me..." He said.
"This is not expensive, Ge... This store has a sale right now... Let's buy this, okay?"
"I'll pay it myself..." He pridefully said. He knows that the friendship between the two of them did not yet reach to the point of 'I buy something for you and you buy something for me'.
"I already gave my card, there's no need to pay... Aside from that you need to save money right, ge?"
"Bodi..." He uttered helplessly..
"Zhan Ge, next time, you also buy something for me so that you will not feel burden, alright?"
He sighed deeply and then he agreed...
"O-Okay."
"Great!" Wang Yibo exclaimed with satisfaction.
After he agreed, Wang Yibo bought him how many pairs of clothes, a pair of shoes and other things! No matter how he persuaded him not to spend a lot, he's unstoppable! He's a natural spender!
Deep inside him, he promised to himself once he earned a lot, he'll also buy something for the boy to show his gratitude for today...
He may be contented and may not complained to the things that he had, but it is also quite true that almost of his things are old specially his clothes that started to get faded...
"T-Thank you..." He choked while saying those words.
"En. As long as you're happy, Zhan Ge." Wang Yibo said and smiled at him.
After all of that, they went home... While Wang Yibo is taking a shower, he video chat his Uncle Li because he wanted to talk to his grandma...
"Thank you, Uncle Li..." He thankfully said.
He smiled brightly when saw his grandma on the screen.
"Grandma! How are you?!" He greet her while trying to enunciate each word slowly... "I miss you!"
That's the scene that Wang Yibo witnessed after taking a shower... Xiao Zhan is in the living room talking to his grandma with a loud voice... Before, Xiao Zhan told him that his grandmother could not really hear well and that's also the reason why he wanted to save money to buy a hearing aid for her.
He went to the kitchen to drink water and also to avoid disturbing Xiao Zhan but still, he can hear their conversation.
"Today? I was with a friend watching a movie in the cinema!" He heard Xiao Zhan story tell what happened earlier without noticing that he's done showering... "How is he? Well, he's a very good friend, grandma.. I'm also staying with him right now..."
He admired Xiao Zhan's warmness. That's also the reason why he stick with him in the very beginning.
"Y-You want to meet him? Well, I'll bring him if we have time, grandma. Okay, you rest well... I love you, grandma.."
He heard Xiao Zhan thanking someone called Uncle Li for taking good care of his grandma and then the video chat ended..
For awhile, he heard his (xz) footsteps coming to his direction. Xiao Zhan got startled when he saw him.
"D-Done showering?" Xiao Zhan said with awkwardness on his voice.
"En. Is that your grandma?" He asked.
"Yes... I'm sorry if I was so loud earlier.."
"Ge, it's okay..." He said, "Your grandma is so lucky for having a grandson like you..."
Xiao Zhan smiled so brightly to him and nod.
"I'm also lucky to have a grandma like her.." Xiao Zhan bragged openly.
"Yes... And I'm also lucky to have met you, Zhan Ge..." He sincerely said looking directly to his eyes.
He saw Xiao Zhan got stunned for a moment and then smiled while answering him.
"Yeah, you're very lucky..."
Wang Yibo chuckled and right there, he knew in the bottom of his heart that he already fall hard...
~END OF CHAPTER NINE
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
These two usually used in Danmei Novels/Chinese Gay Novels means:
*Gong: commonly describe as TOP or 1/ refers to the person who gives.
*Shou: commonly describe as BOTTOM or 0/ refers to the person who takes.
