Arc 1.2 Xin Ye

Walking down the stairs, a man with golden eyes and raven hair followed the boy with his eyes as he slowly made his way toward him.

A slight flash passes his eyes before disappearing into oblivion like it was never even there.

Noticing the stare, Xin Ye who was walking down the stairs look in the direction where the stare was coming from.

Peach eyes clashed with golden ones, a spark was lit but quickly disappeared before it even ignited when Xin Ye chose to draw back his gaze.

Xin Ye could feel his cheeks heating up when he saw the man, at first, he thought that he was a woman but looking at his manly suit and flat chest, Xin Ye confirmed that he is really a man.

Recalling the man's features, Xin Ye could not help but curse himself stupid when he remembered the "fat" pig in the mirror.

His heart really bled blood.

"Uncle, good morning."

Xin Ye smiled sitting down on the chair beside the man. His heart was still a bleeding mess as he compared the beautiful goddes-- er man with him.

"Good morning, Xin Ye." The man said in a cold voice but his eyes speak warmth to the boy in front of him.

The two individuals started to eat in silence but the mood was neither tense nor awkward, it was just right.

Xin Ye glance secretly at Zhao Liang once in a while, feeling envious of his looks, chiseled jaws, long nose, pouty pink lips, and most of all his handsome face!

It was like he was carefully sculpted by God into perfection even reluctantly sending him to the mortal world while shedding tears, gosh, how his jealous!

But what really strike Xin Ye the most out of all Zhao Liang's features is his golden eyes, his eyes that were cold but look like sparkling fire with golden dust and starlight.

The twinkling of his eyes now and then almost made Xin Ye grab his face to take a closer look but it was impossible.

If he ever does so, he might get beaten by his Uncle if he suddenly grabs his face and stares at his eyes, he might even be thought of as a psycho or worse pervert!

"Uncle, I'll be going to school now." Xin Ye said to his Uncle who was standing in front of the door.

He turned around, ready to ride in his own car, when suddenly his 'chubby' hand was caught by a certain someone.

"Uncle?"

"I.... I'll drive you to school." Zhao Liang stuttered.

He looked at Xin Ye shocked like Xin Ye was the one who grab his hand instead of him. Quickly reigning his emotions in, he stared at Xin Ye with his usual indifferent look.

He did not know why he suddenly grab Xin Ye's hands, he just felt bothered around him.

Ever since he had seen him early that morning, something seemed off about him but he could not pinpoint what was wrong with him.

"Uh...sure?"

Xin Ye was puzzled about Zhao Liang's actions and was dazed for a while, he snapped out of his daze when the car started.

Zhao Liang had unknowingly dragged him inside the car when he was in his daze state. Xin Ye just scratch his cheeks and shook the 'something is not right' feeling.

The car ride to the school was an awkward silence, Xin Ye could not help but glance at Zhao Liang who kept his eyes on the road.

Xin Ye could not help but stare at Zhao Liang's handsome face, imprinting his handsome image inside his mind while secretly drooling over at him.

The longer he stared at him, the more he found the other a feast to the eyes, his eyes then slowly went down the older man's body.

Noticing the hard stare, Zhao Liang look at Xin Ye whose face was flushed red.

Seeing his flushed expression, the older man thought that something was wrong with Xin Ye and stop the car at the side of the road.

"Xin Ye...." Zhao Liang called out to the younger child snapping Xin Ye out of his sensual fantasy.

"U-Uncle?!"

Thinking that he was caught red-handed, Xin Ye's ear redden trying to look away from his handsome Uncle who was looking at him with eyes full of worry.

Noticing Xin Ye turn even redder, Zhao Liang could not help but worry for the child and reach out his hand to touch the other's forehead to feel his temperature, his forehead was indeed warm.

Feeling Zhao Liang's cool hand on his forehead, Xin Ye's heart jump crazily as he started to get dizzy, his blood went all over his head when Zhao Liang touch him.

He does not know why his reaction is so intense towards the older man, all he knew is that he is going to die from oxygen deprivation if this does not stop, he unknowingly stops his breath when Zhao Liang's handsome face was just a few inches away from him.

Really, beauty can kill someone!

Zhao Liang was just too beautiful that Xin Ye who was already immune to beautiful people was already about to die of oxygen deprivation!

Xin Ye could bet with his little life on the line that when God showered beauty on the world, Zhao Liang was the one first in line and was even drowned with it.

How can such a handsome/beautiful person exist in this mortal world?!

"Xin Ye...."

Zhao Liang's deep magnetic voice calling out his name made Xin Ye shiver just from hearing it, his heartbeat turned erratic.

"Are you sick?"

This sudden question of Zhao Liang made Xin Ye freeze on his spot as he finally snaps out from his delusions and gently push Zhao Liang away from him, his mind finally clear as day.

It was as if he was splashed with cold water waking him up and his back to reality.

'Fuck! What happened to me there for a second? I can't believe I was like a shy maiden being cornered by her crush!' Xin Ye cursed.

[Host, it's only normal. You were just influenced by the original left over emotion which is why you were blushing "like a young maiden cornered by her crush'.]

The System comforted in an innocent voice like what it just said was perfectly normal and had no hint of mocking, it was definitely a pure innocent System.

'Fuck! How can you call that normal and are you mocking me with that last sentence of yours? You're enjoying this aren't you?'

Sensing the dark aura of its Host, the System shivered in fear as it explains itself to the Host.

[Absolutely not, Host! Cross my heart and may the System higher-ups die, I was definitely not mocking Host!] The System innocently said.

(The said System Higher Ups: *sneezes* Is someone talking about me?)

'You better be. But can you explain about the original Xin Ye's emotions affecting me just now? Why did he affect me even though he is already dead and his soul has already been thrown into the reincarnation cycle?'

[That is because Xin Ye's last bit of emotion was still left in his body, like the saying "even if the mind forgets the heart does not" kind of thing, Host. Xin Ye who had died actually held romantic feelings for his Uncle even though he does not admit it and instead turned his attention towards the FL.] The System explained as it held the "Secret Plot" book in its invisible hands.

'Such a thing? So, the original is gay and even likes his Uncle.'

[Aren't you also gay, Host? Calling a pot black, really?]

'System, when did you become sharp-tongued, eh?'

[Hohoho... Host, I'm innocent!] The System claimed innocence as it blinks its invisible eyes cutely at its Host even though he could not see it.

Seeing Xin Ye in a daze after he pushed him back, Zhao Liang's brows furrowed together as an indescribable feeling rose in his heart.

Clutching Xin Ye's chin with his hand, he forcefully but gently made Xin Ye look at him.

'Already having me here but thinking about others in front of me.'

Zhao Liang's eyes went cold as shock stab his heart.

'What am I thinking?'

Successfully having his attention, Xin Ye stared at Zhao Liang who also got in a daze after him.

'What's happening?' Was the only thing on Xin Ye's mind at that moment.