Stuck In the Room

　　Su Xiao actually went and put on the, 'If you don't make it up to me, I'll hammer you to death with my small hands' act. However, his thumps were too weak, so it didn't hurt. Instead, tears formed in his eyes. Several drops landed on me, but I didn't feel as if I was getting hit.

　　I wiped his tears on his flush face. He looked up at me. I don't know if he was shy or what, but he then buried his small head in my chest. He muttered under his breath, but I could also hear him sniffling.

　　"Big Brother Ming, you jerk, you lied to me!"

　　'That's a pretty slow reaction!'

　　There's something wrong with Su Xiao today. He's usually silly and sweet; he's agile and has fast reactions, which is completely unlike today. Today, he appears as though he's drunk several jars of wine. He fumbles with his reactions.

　　'Don't tell me he's drunk.'

　　Su Xiao pa.s.ses out with one drink, though. Plus, I sniffed him and didn't detect any smell of alcohol. There was an enchanting scent, however. Sniffing him made me feel drunk, instead…

　　He raised his head and batted his eyes.

　　"Big Brother Ming, why did you trick me?"

　　"Erm, erm, because… Because…"

　　'Because I was scared off by your question!'

　　'We were talking about the marrying the Princess. How did you stick your question in there?'

　　I honestly don't understand what Su Xiao means by, "How about me?"

　　His gender is questionable as is. I'm so close to him, yet I tend to have trouble distinguis.h.i.+ng if he's a guy or girl most of the time. If I wasn't stupefied by his question he asked with the mannerisms and tone of a young girl, then the sun would rise from the other side!

　　'But since he asked that… Could he have fallen for me?'

　　'Touchwood! That's poisonous!'

　　"Quit with your waffling already."

　　Su Xiao slowly got off me, but kept his head lightly leaning on my chest as though he was out of energy and needed to lean on me. He softly asked, "Let me ask you again… What is to become of me after you marry the Princess?"

　　I had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Xiao, what does that mean?"

　　"You're playing dumb!"

　　Su Xiao was so angry that he was on the verge of tears. He stamped his feet, "I asked you, what about me?"

　　'I'm literally in tears here!'

　　'Please! Venerated Xiao! Could you please explain to this humble one what it is that you mean?!'

　　I took out a refreshment from my s.h.i.+rt and tried to cheer him up.

　　"Xiao, you want a sweet osmanthus cake?"

　　Su Xiao looked at me with disbelief. He s.n.a.t.c.hed up the osmanthus cake and threw it toward the door!

　　'Hey! That's the osmanthus cake that Tiantian made! It wasn't easy to find two actual decent ones from his stand. That's my midnight snack! Don't throw it away if you're not going to eat it!