Fu Pei's dreams.

Wang Yong woke up late in the evening, growling when he saw the time on the clock. He quickly showered and went to the parlor to see his two friends still sleeping haphazardly on the rug. His eyes strayed to the empty dirty plates gathered at their side which made his hungry stomach ache.

He was about to raise his foot to kick one of them when he saw a plate of food covered on the table. The steam rising from it told him that it was warm and had just been reheated. He turned around again to say. "I give one of you sixty seconds to wake up. 1...2.....3.....10.....20....40....55.."

One of Fu Pei's eyes opened as he smiled. "Boss, so you are awake?"

"Did you let me oversleep on purpose?" Wang Yong's piercing gaze made him nod his head. "Why?"

"Because I still think that your plan is too dangerous. It may even get us arrested or worst." Fu Pei explained.

"But its the only plan I have. I have to get my grandmother treated." Wang Yong walked to the table to open the covered food and start eating.

Soon, Fu Pei came to accompany him by sitting down beside him. He watched Wang Yong eat with relish and smiled. "Is it delicious?"

Wang Yong nodded happily as his cheeks bulged, inflating and deflating with each bite. He saw Fu Pei bring out a set of books and place them on the table, fixing his glasses in place. He said astonishingly. "Are you still thinking of doing your homework with the current situation?"

Fu Pei lifted his head to reveal his sea blue eyes and said. "Of course, I have to. I am the only one with a future here."

Wang Yong "..."

He said. "Don't forget my own. They are upstairs, in my backpack."

Fu Pei gave him a side glance full of playful resentment which Wang Yong ignored. He ran upstairs to retrieve the books, leaving Wang Yong alone in the dining room.

Wang Yong finished his food in record speed and started clearing up the plates when he noticed a card hidden in between the pages of the open book. He removed it from the book and took a look at it, his eyes narrowing when he saw it.

By the time Fu Pei came back with Wang Yong's books, he saw Wang Yong leaning back on his chair with his long legs placed on the table. He sat down and continued writing.

Wang Yong closed his eyes and tilted his face to the bright fluorescent light and said. "Since you applied for that scholarship, you have been reading too much lately. When you are through, let's play a video game together."

"I can't. I have other matters to handle." Fu Pei as he closed his books and opened Wang Yong's own instead to start writing.

"Eh? Why? Is it because you have started working for Madam Zhilan again?" Fu Pei's writing hand paused when he heard his words, the pen falling from his fingers to land on the table.

"How did you know?" Fu Pei glared at him.

"Is that what's really important?" Wang Yong lazily said.

Wang Yong knew that Fu Pei and Bai Du were involved in some extra activities in order to make some extra money to live by. Bai Du was currently working as an underground boxer getting bruised faces and swollen parts when he came to class each morning.

But he wasn't worried about him at all...

"It is almost 12:00am. Be quick and let's go. I will go with you." Wang Yong closed his eyes to the bright light when he tilted his face.

Fu Pei raised his head abruptly to frown. "No, you won't."

"Yes, I will. And don't argue with me."

Wang Yong knew that Fu Pei had always hated his second job since they were little kids. He was truly the only person with a future, the one with enough brains to get into a university. Deep down, he knew he knew that what Fu Pei really wanted was to get into a university and study architecture.

But he was born into a hard life with very good looks. So from the age of 13, Fu Pei began to work in a male escort agency that was run by Cao Xiurong's rival, Madame Zhilan who was a shady and cunning woman that had set her eyes on the most prized possession in her agency.

And the evil woman had scarred his friend, making him unable to tolerate women in any way.

"You can't keep following me every time I go there. I am not a little kid and you need to be with your grandmother." Fu Pei reasoned.

"I don't care, I don't care! I know what you are thinking...don't think I am foolish. You just think that I am not handsome to be a male escort!" Wang Yong accused.

Fu Pei "...."

How did he arrive at that conclusion?

Fu Pei patiently explained. "You still need to come up with a good plan to gather money for your grandmother. Besides anytime you accompany me, you end up driving the female customers from me and leaving them furious at the end of the night!"

"That's true, that's true." Wang Yong nodded in agreement. "But I am still going so if I was you, I would be cracking my head to finish those homework before Madame Zhilan scolds you for being late."

"Fine." Fu Pei ignored him to concentrate, both of them allowing the tranquil and relaxing atmosphere to reign between them.

Fart!

The two boys turned to Bai Du who stretched his body in sleep, turning his buttocks towards them as the pungent smell quickly diffused across the room making them scrunch their noses in disgust and anger.

"You know what?" Fu Pei blocked his two nostrils with his index and thumb fingers, affecting his speech. "Let's do this later. It is best we go now so we really won't be late."

"I agree." Wang Yong bolted out of the room.