sushi ming

Upon arriving at the barbeque place, it was like a ghost town. Fen Yichen approached the owner cleaning up the place, "Excuse me, do you know where the college students who were just here going?"

"Young man you're a bit late to the party, I heard they're going to a karaoke. It would be better to just text your classmates for the details."

Fen Yichen thanked the owner before picking up his phone to once again call Mingze. He was still not answering his phone. Honestly, he doesn't know if he was hammered from drinking to much or is just ignoring him. 

This time he called Zheyan. Finally, someone answered him. 

"Send me your location. I'm coming to pick up Mingze."

***

Everyone was busy typing their number in the karaoke machine to sing. It was only Mingze sleeping on the corner of the room. He felt dizze after their taxi ride, he might had too much to drink. The rest of them let him be, they were too busy singing and having fun to bother with him.

Feeling a bit cold he snatched the curtain leaving one and used it as a blanket. "Hey, don't destroy the place's curtain."

"Take a picture and send it to the groupchat. We can't let have Mingze denying this ever happen."

Mu Bai took a picture and posted in his social media with the caption, "Music dept's cat looking for donation."

Despite not knowing it himself, Xie Mingze had always been popular in the university because of his face card. He is bundled up with the sunflower curtain. It was cute. The drunkards continued to drink and sing, Mu Bai did not know his post had blown up by now. This was something he would know tomorrow after he got over his hang over.

Mingze felt cold, he was curled up in the corner using his bag as his pillow.

It was noisy, but he was managing well. The waiter came in their room to deliver their drinks and snacks. The waiter was surprised to see someone sleeping in the corner of the room. He turned a blind eye to it. It's not his business anyways, he's not paid enough to care so much. If they destroyed anything he could charge them.

After a few minutes Fen Yichen finally knew their location. Now he was busy looking for their room number. The place was big and no one was answering his calls.

Upon arriving at the room where the music dept is singing their hearts out, he was happily welcomed by the people inside. 

"Why are you here? I thought your department also have a welcoming party."

Mu Bai invited him too, but he declined saying the business dept also have a welcoming party for the freshmen. Since he was already aware of Fen Yichen having multiple course he did not bother questioning him and just let him be.

"I'm here for Mingze, where is he?" 

"If you're joining the party you should pay your share. Pay Mingze's share too, he's sleeping over there."

Looking at the corner of the room, he saw a bundle of something wrapped up in a sunflower blanket like a sushi roll. He turned his eyes and saw the department's president. He gave his card to the president.

"Swipe everyone's bill with my card, it's on me."

He doesn't care about spending this much, but he doesn't trust Mu Bai with his card. The president looks like he wanted to say something, they have a fund for this things and it's not ethical for an individual to pay.

"Just take it. I'll be leaving with Mingze."

He approached Mingze and gently tap him to wake him up. 

"I'm still sleepy. Five more minutes" 

As always it was hard to wake up the sleeping Mingze, this time was not that different. Fen Yichen sigh and sat beside him, put his head on his lap to let him sleep more comfortably.

"Just five more minutes okay."

He watched the people inside the room partying like there was no tomorrow. Yichen wondered how Mingze slept through the chaotic atmosphere, if he knew he would have picked him up earlier.

The closing curtain for the show he had been doing is about to end, he knew how tired Mingze is for practicing and now that he became the main lead his workload doubled than before. 

"Yichen you're here? I thought you are partying in some hotel."

"It's just the usual, I'm here to take Mingze back home."

After a while, Hai Zheyan finally noticed his presence, "Do you want to sing something? You know that one Mingze feel asleep its really hard to wake him up."

"I'm fine staying here with Mingze."

"Okay suit yourself." 

Before leaving Zheyan left two glasses of orange juice and a basket of fries for him to eat while waiting for Mingze to wake up.

Mingze woke up by himself, but probably still not sober he stood up with dazed eyes and sat down on Yichen's lap.

"Why are you here? Aren't you with your friends."

"I'm here to pick you up."

"Why are you picking me up? Are you Yichen?"

He tilted his head, it was obvious he didn't recognize Yichen. Yichen's hands felt itchy, he wanted to pat his head smoothen his hair and maybe pinch the white face until it turns red. 

"I'm Yichen, your Yichen."

"That's weird. You are not here, oh are you a dopple ganger? There are two of you, now there's four." It was obvious, he can't speak with the drunkard on his lap. Without any other choice, he held him in his arms and lifted him up carrying him like a princess.

"We need to leave. Auntie would be looking for you."

"Let me go kidnapper! Oi Zheyan help me!"

Zheyan politely opened the door for the two of them and Mingze glared at him. 

"You are an accomplice to this kidnapper! Zheyan I'll tell Yichen to kick you."

"Okay, bye Mingze."

Annoyed by his friend allowing him to be kidnapped, he looked at his kidnapper again. He does look handsome. In frustration he bit his neck.