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Mo Xi knows that he has been staring. Like really staring. The man is a beauty. He can't help it. His lips look soft. He imagined kissing them. The way that pretty mouth will sing his name when he caresses him.
Mo Xi shakes his mind out of the gutter before he sinks deep into it. That was probably inappropriate, he thinks. The beauty gets up to leave and Mo Xi can't help but check him out.
'Likes what you're seeing?'
Mo Xi flushes furiously at being caught. He lifts his head up to see the man smiling at him, winks then turns and leaves.
'what was that?' he thinks. Was the man flirting with him, he thought as he collected his laptop and put it inside his bag. Maybe I should have asked for his number, he quietly says to himself.
'I will be on my way out Aunty' he says over his shoulder at the old lady rummaging through things behind the counter. 'See you dear.' The old lady lifts her head. She smiles and then waves.
Mo Xi smiled and left.
*
When Mo Xi reaches home, he sees boxes next door. Someone must be moving in, he thought. That apartment had been vacant for so long and finally he was going to have a neighbor. The idea wasn't that thrilling thought. Mo Xi has always liked his peace. He hopes there won't be kids to disrupt his peaceful days.
While he fumbles with the keys, he hears footsteps behind him and he unconsciously turns to see the same beautiful stranger from the cafe looking straight at him. His heart jumps in excitement but his face remains emotionless.
'Oh, hi,' the beautiful stranger greets while grinning and looking at Mo Xi straight in the eye. 'You're the one from the cafe.' He says still looking at Mo Xi. His heart is currently feeling strange.
'I'm Gu Mang, your new neighbor by the way,' the man… Gu Mang says stepping forward. 'And you must be the boy next door.' Gu Mang says, smirking at Mo Xi who has been silent all along.
'Mo Xi,' Mo Xi says helpfully.
'Pretty name for a pretty boy, huh.'
Mo Xi flushes red at that. I'm in love, he thinks.
'I thought so too,'
Mo Xi lifts his head up at that. He must have said that aloud! Gu Mang was looking intensely at him and particularly at his lips. They had unconsciously moved closer.
Mo Xi was a head taller than Gu Mang he noticed quickly.
'Yeah,' Mo Xi says in a husky voice from the close distance between them.
Gu Mang moved closer and closed the gap between them, looking up at Mo Xi like he was waiting for Mo Xi to pull away.
'Are you not going to kiss me?' Mo Xi asked.
' I'm waiting for you to make the second move,' Gu Mang responded, smiling wickedly at him as he traces his fingers along Mo Xi's jawline.
'Well then,' Mo Xi puts his hands on his waist and leans down to kiss his lips.
'Are you okay?' comes a concerned voice which pulls him out of his fantasy. He flushes furiously while he opens his door. What a shame, what shame, Mo Xi silently shames himself. How could he be thinking of such shameful thoughts at the present of his new neighbor and of the said neighbor like that!
'I guess I will be seeing you around,' the subject of his thoughts says as he manages to open his door.
'Yes,' he said weakly.
He then closed the door and leaned on it face red.
How am I going to survive Gu Mang, he thought as he closed his eyes. Gu Mang's face appears and he hurriedly opens his eyes.