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46. Friend Zoned
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2022-07-18 04:38:00
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Feng Shao felt as if his body had been poured cold water on a freezing night. His heart throbbed with so much pain and his mind echoed the same word as if a curse was being shunted to ruin his dreams. 'Friend.' He wondered confused about what he should do. His emotions were going haywire. He didn't have a clue on how to reply to such a hurtful comment and so he moved away from the man and settled at the other end of the cart. Continuous haphazard feelings kept swelling within him, disappointment, pain, hopelessness, helplessness, he just couldn't sit well with just being friends. He wanted more. On one hand, Lui Xian noticed that Feng Shao wasn't happy with his words at all. He had moved away from him. His face was filled with hurt and his eyes glassy as if he was on verge of crying. Lui Xian felt guilty. He wanted to retract his words and cheer him up. But he couldn't do it. He had to stop whatever that was happening between them. If left alone, it will not do any good to both
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Feng Shao couldn't describe the way he was feeling right now. He just felt extremely ecstatic. All this was because of the unexpected care that he was shown the previous night. After warming themselves on the fire, the two prepared to go to sleep. They arranged their sleeping area and took a few blankets from the cart. Feng Shao was the one who spread the blankets beside one another. He was also the one to sleep first as he waited for Lui Xian to join him. His hair was left loose, falling everywhere like waves on a turbulent sea. It looked breathtaking and made him look quite irresistible. No wonder his friend acted unlike himself. Lui Xian joined him after a few minutes trying very hard not to disturb his sleeping form. He lied on the left side facing Feng Shao who was deeply asleep. His face was scrunched up as if he was having a nightmare. Lui Xian could not hold himself and reached to cup him on his face. Taking hold of his delicate cheek, loving the soft texture. Using his othe
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"The food is ready! Quick come eat." Feng Shao called Lui Xian who was busy writing something on paper. He seemed preoccupied and didn't even look up when the other called out. When Feng Shao grabbed the pot still on fire, his hand brushed against the scalding surface. The intense heat seared his skin instantly, sending a sharp, blinding pain through his fingers. He recoiled, but not before a few fingers were scorched, turning red and raw, the flesh blisters forming almost immediately. The scalding wound pained so much that he cried out. Immediately after hearing his cry, Lui Xian left the unfinished letter on its own and rushed to his side, putting the burnt hand in cold water and lightly blowing on it. "What were you thinking? Now, look what happened." Although he acted as if he was scolding him he was just pained to see him hurt. He searched for some balm in their things and gently applied it before wrapping the wound with clean white cloths. When he was done. He made Feng Shao
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Feng Shao's wounds healed very fast and even the chill that had settled deep within him began to fade quickly, leaving him feeling warmer and more alive each passing day. So with all worries gone, the two finally had time to continue their search. Lui Xian made absolute arrangements so that he would not get sick again. "Which mountain do you think we should check today? If you choose we might be lucky" Feng Shao asked looking at Lui Xian in the eyes. Lui Xian just pointed at a random mountain knowing very well that the results may still be the same. "Okay then. Let's go." Feng Shao urged him while feeling exited to roam around. He was tired of being howled up in the cave all the time in the past few days he was sick. This time they rode their horses to the foot of the mountain, then dismounted and left the animals behind, before continuing upward on foot. Although it wasn't easy, it brought them much closer together. Lui Xian helped him through it all. "This one feels quite
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"We are lucky we ended up finding it at the very last mountain. I can't believe that it is only a shoot." Lui Xian commented organizing Feng Shao's workplace just at one corner of the cave. A delicate yellow shoot and several types of herbs were scattered on the ground. And Feng Shao had a small mortar and pestle pounding some dried herbs he had brought into fine powder. At the side, there was some water in a small container. "I am just happy we found it. Now I can make the antidote without missing any ingredients. How I wish I had found it sooner." Feng Shao spoke, mixing the now wet powder with little bits of the yellow shoot which he had boiled in a small pot. "Great. Also, we will be on the road early in the morning. I think I should gather our horses and keep them close. This place is very cold, I don't want you getting sick again." Lui Xian showed genuine concern which earned him a big smile from his companion. He reached for some wood and added it into the fire, thereaft
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"I like you." Feng Shao confessed. His balled hands getting sweaty. And his eyes wandered anywhere but him. He couldn't keep it in anymore. He couldn't hide by the term friends anymore. Was it really being greedy to want him for himself? The moment they had left the mountains, he had an unsettling feeling, like Lui Xian was going to be taken away from him the moment they returned. Feng Shao didn't want that. He couldn't bear it. "I really like you," Feng Shao repeated again, his voice quieter now but carrying a weight of sincerity. He took a step closer to Lui Xian, his gaze unwavering, eyes filled with an intensity that made the air between them feel charged. Lui Xian, caught off guard, instinctively took a step back, his heart quickening. He glanced at Feng Shao, unsure of how to respond to the words that hung in the air, heavy with meaning. His mind raced, torn between his growing feelings and the unspoken secret flame in his heart. Overwhelming silence filled the small plac
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