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TL Chapter 49: When Trust Crumbles

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"I will come see you tomorrow," Patty said.

"Not here, Patty. I do not want to talk with you in my room," Purin said.

"But you must do that. Otherwise, do you want us to talk in some hotel where other people might think we disappeared to do something in the room? You certainly do not want that. Therefore, tomorrow I will go see you... alone. That means without Âi'brat," Patty said.

"Do not call Dear that!" Purin said.

"I do not know… Tomorrow, I will come see you. Oh, I hope you will be a man and do not call that sister Dream to hide in the room," Patty said.

The conversation before he turned the car into the condominium reverberated in his head while Purin stared at the screen showing a Western series with exciting shootouts. However, the viewer could not take in those images at all. His head only thought about one thing. He did not want the little puppy to needlessly worry.

Creak

"Ooh, it is cold. How low did you set the air conditioner? It is extremely cold," Dear said.

Then the little one who stepped out from the bedroom in soccer shorts and a basketball shirt showing white arms complained while making a goosebumps gesture that looked cute somehow. It drew the attention of the person in front of the screen to turn and look.

"Come here. You took a shower, so why did you not dry your head?" Purin said.

"I shook it, and it will dry on its own," Dear said. Dear smiled widely at him and even showed a head-shaking pose that made the observer laugh.

"Go get a towel and sit here. Do not make that face. I will not do anything. I will dry your head for you," Purin said. With that, the little puppy smiled widely, nodded vigorously, ran back into the room to get a small towel, and then ran back. Purin leaned back against the sofa cushion, spread his feet apart, and left space for Dear.

"I sit here, right? Can I sit on the floor?" Dear said.

"I am too lazy to bend down. Sitting here is fine," Purin said. Then he patted the remaining cushion lightly until the little youth hesitated for a moment but agreed to sit in front of him and handed him the towel.

"Uh, so how low did you set the air conditioner? It is cold," Dear said.

"If it is cold, then why wear a sleeveless shirt?" Purin said.

"It is a basketball shirt, actually," Dear said. He still argued back, making the listener smile widely. He used the towel to rub the pitch-black hair gently, and Dear bowed his head, closed his eyes, and let him handle it as he pleased.

"That is right. Why wear a basketball shirt?" Purin said.

This time, the little one fell silent immediately, pursed his lips a bit, and wanted to glance at the person whose thigh was pressed against his hip. However, since the large hand was still drying his hair, he took a deep breath.

Flirt, you. Flirt as much as possible. As a dog, you must flirt with the owner so the owner will love you a lot, Dear thought.

"Um, well..." Dear said.

"Well what, little puppy?" Purin said.

Hey, I am embarrassed. But whatever! Dear thought.

"Well... I know that you will hug me soon, and then it will be warm. Why wear a shirt with sleeves?" Dear said.

Thud

The listener froze immediately, his eyes widened a bit as if he could not believe the shy youth would dare to say that. It made Dear turn to look with red cheeks and ask in an uncertain voice.

"Right?" Dear said.

Grab

"Hey!" Dear said. This time, Dear could only yell loudly when Purin pulled him into a hug until his back pressed against the broad chest. Two hands wrapped tightly around his waist until he hardly dared to move. Of course, even without turning to look, this angle told him that the crotch of Purin's pants was right at his bottom. If he moved wrong and encountered the rising dragon, it would be no joke.

"Do you want warm or hot?" Purin asked with a laughing tone while moving closer until his cheek pressed against the cool cheek.

Making Dear mumble softly. "Are you hugging me or warming food? Since when do I get to choose between warm or hot?"

"Heh heh, what do you say? Warm or hot?" Purin still insisted on the same words, even laughing twice, making the listener get goosebumps. He felt hot and cold immediately. The earlier cold seemed to warm up now.

"Uh, how are they different?" Dear said.

"Warm is just a hug..." Purin said. Then the young man hugged the slimmer body tightly as if to show this was the warm level, and then moved to whisper at the ear.

"But hot... will press," Purin said.

There.

"Ahhh! Warm! I want warm. Warm is enough. Warm, please. Warrrrrm!" Dear said.

How could Dear not yell loudly?

As soon as Purin finished the word "press," he slipped his hand into the basketball shirt. If the hand rubbed up, he would not say a word (yeah, I am needy and clingy, I know, do not scold). But this seemed like it would go down lower, so he could only grab the wrist quickly. His cheeks burned hot in a way that he could not find the original color.

"But I think you are cold. Hot is better," Purin said.

"No!" Dear said.

The little puppy struggled immediately, even turned to bare his fangs and say he would not allow it. Yesterday, those nuisances teased him about the mark on his neck once, and it made him lose self-confidence a lot. Therefore, today, absolutely no. Tomorrow he has early class too.

"Okay, okay. Warm it is," Purin said amusedly, then changed to hug the little puppy loosely instead, smelled the shampoo scent, and rubbed the arm as if transferring warmth. Even though his face still had a thoughtful look, Dear did not know at all, besides mumbling about warm and hot to himself.

After that, it seemed there was only the warm embrace that made the little one lean back against him, his eyes staring at the screen too.

"Dear, tomorrow I will return late," Purin said.

"Hmm?" Dear said.

But then, the young man spoke up. "I have work. I will probably return at three or four in the morning."

"Then will you eat out? So I will not prepare anything," Dear said. The little youth said while his eyes still stared at the screen, making the listener shake his head slowly with a smile.

"You plan to cook every day, right? You can go out to eat something outside," Purin said.

"No. No friends to eat with. Eating instant noodles in the room is tastier," Dear said.

"Heh heh, you talk like you have no friends," Purin said.

"I have them, but it is like not having them. Âi Sun is stuck with his Mia. That damned Shin likes to disappear with this person or that. They leave me alone all the time," Dear said.

Then Dear complained softly but in a complaining way somehow, making the listener laugh loudly. He looked at the one who turned with wide eyes, making a face like... they left me!

"Soon I will call Sun and tell him to take my Mia out to eat. I will pay," Purin said.

Wow, calling me Mia without embarrassment. Looking at Âi Dear's face, it will burn! Dear thought.

"If I am not here, go out with friends sometimes. Otherwise, they will say I am keeping you and not letting you go out anywhere. Every day after class, you return to make dinner for me," Purin said.

"I like it. At home, I make dinner regularly. Cooking for you is easier than for Phii Dream. That one is extremely picky," He told it horrifyingly. He just thought about when Phii Dream wanted to eat something and it was his duty. Six in the evening was not bad, but sometimes Phii wanted to eat at ten at night. Even if he was stuck in a game, he had to get up and make it.

"Then will you go?" Purin said. This time, Purin asked with a smile, making the listener grin, and extended his hand in front immediately.

"But if you treat, I agree to go out to eat. Ooh, as the host, I can order everything. Guaranteed, stuck with Mia or like to disappear, if free, they must come," Dear said. Then, he laughed. Of course, no money spent, no effort to cook for himself, and he might continue to play (video games) with them. Why not?

"Then I will call and instruct Sun," Purin said.

"Okay. Tell him not to tease me," Dear said. Knowing there was backing, he acted big, making Purin amused, rocked the little one's head lightly, then reached for the phone left aside to call Sun. There were round eyes looking pleased.

Âi Sun respects Porsche. He looks up to Phîi Porsche. He damn near idolizes him as the idol of his heart even. Guaranteed if Phîi Porsche orders with one word, he will do almost everything.

Uh, food-stuff at home is out. Tomorrow I must drag him to buy stuff! Heh heh, Dear thought.

Dear thought with an evil plan and did not know at all how stressed the other man was.

***

"Thank you for keeping the agreement," Patty said.

In the evening of the next day, Purin was standing with arms crossed in the middle of the room, looking at the young woman he allowed into the room. When she arrived, Patty told him clearly that she did not trust he would follow the conditions she told from the beginning. Therefore, she asked to come in to check every room. Even though he was very annoyed, the young man wanted to finish the business as quickly as possible.

He was not sure at all when Dear would return.

After opening the door to check his bedroom as the last room, Patty returned to stand facing her ex with a small smile, making Purin ask in a strong voice.

"So what is the matter to discuss?"

Thump

"A guest comes to visit, and you will not serve anything?" Patty said.

"Patty, I want to finish this business as quickly as possible. What do you want? Say it," Purin said.

Purin asked in a strong voice when the woman in front sat on the large sofa, acting like she would talk long. It seemed his strong voice made the listener sigh. The arrogant attitude at first changed to pursed lips tightly. Her eyes showed uncertainty.

"I really want to talk with you. I want to talk openly about... what exactly happened. Now I cannot adjust, and admit I am embarrassed, very embarrassed to know I dated..... I hope you understand," Patty said. The young woman looked up with eyes that seemed slightly disgusted, and that made the listener relax a bit more.

He thought he understood somewhat. A woman seeking perfection probably could not accept thinking she slept with a man who turned to liking men.

Therefore, the one who felt responsible for what happened sighed heavily.

"Then wait for me a moment," Purin said. Finally, Purin turned into the kitchen to pour water for her because he also wanted to buy time to compose words for this woman to leave easily.

Now, the matter became much easier when he knew Patty was disgusted because this woman would never do as threatened by speaking out that she dated a gay.

Purin’s thought while raising his hand to massage his temple lightly knew this path would not be smooth. But just the reaction from the first outsider who knew made him this tired.

Soon, the young man returned with two glasses of water.

"Can I have a straw too?" Patty said. Even though he wanted to finish talking, he turned back again. When he returned, he saw Patty taking a deep breath as if gathering courage.

"I will ask you just a few things..." Patty said. The young woman looked up at him before asking further.

"When you dated me, were you like this?" Patty said.

Purin stared at the one wanting an answer silently, disliked the question immediately because it seemed to look down that he hid himself since then.

"Why do you want to know these things?" Purin said.

"Why? Because I cannot stand it that I might have dated a man interested in men! How will others look at me if they know I was stupid enough not to see!" Patty said. The young woman retorted immediately with a shrill voice as if she could not bear this humiliation, before raising her hand to cover her face. Then she took a deep breath as if composing herself.

"Sorry. I just cannot adjust," Patty said.

Purin hated the feeling of being cornered and being inferior. But when the woman in front showed her feelings that her challenging behavior at first was because she could not accept what happened, he calmed down. He knew how to catch the other's weakness.

"It is okay... At that time I was not. If this is what you want to know," Purin said.

The other stared at him as if seeking truth. Her face looked distrustful immediately until he had to add.

"I just started dating Dear two months ago, and before that I was a normal man," Purin said.

"Then why? Why did you turn to liking men? A man like you who just crooks a finger has women to choose without repetition. A man whom women almost fight to snatch. Why?!?" It was another time Patty asked in a high voice, looked with eyes like he committed a heinous crime. Two hands holding the glass squeezed tighter.

And it was the first time Purin sent a sincere smile.

"It is not that I turned to liking men, but because only 'this man' makes me feel special more than others," Purin said.

"You mean Âi'brat makes you feel better than when dating me, right!" Patty said.

The young woman stood up in anger, and that seemed to make Purin understand why Patty wanted to talk with him alone. It was to express emotions without caring about anyone about how angry.

"If Âi'brat that means Dear, yes. Dear makes me feel special more than dating Patty... or any woman," Purin said.

Thump

"I cannot believe someone like me loses to a man!" Patty said. The young woman slumped back to sit, before using two hands to cover her face in shame at the truth slapping her face.

The manner made the listener turn to look elsewhere. He disliked the guilty feeling like he deceived like this at all. If Patty was mean to him, he was ready to be mean back if that could protect his relationship with Dear.

It just started, and he did not want anything to destroy it.

"When did it start?" Patty said.

"Since Dear moved in with me... three months ago," Purin said.

"It is my luck that I dated you three years ago, so I do not have to bear knowing my romantic partner turned to like men," Patty said. The young woman pursed her lips tightly, lifted her chin as if trying to pull her confidence back that I must not care, even if the man in front does not like women.

"Then what will you do with this matter?" Purin said. That was what he wanted to know.

"I will not tell anyone... I have no thought to expose myself that I dated you for sure. Because someday people around you must know you are gay... but I have a bargain..." Patty said.

He frowned immediately, narrowed his eyes a bit, felt his body alert at once.

"What?" Purin said.

"I admit I returned because of your status, job, social circle. Therefore, I will admit shamelessly that from now on I want you to help with my work," Patty said. The young woman lifted her chin a bit, and continued.

"I know you can help me. I will change jobs, and you must ensure I get a better job, close to men with assets similar to you... does that sound reasonable?" Patty said.

"You are saying the only way I make you out of my orbit is to find a new target for you," Purin said.

"Yes, frankly, you must toss me to others. Does it sound good?" Patty said.

The listener could not believe this woman's thinking at all, not surprised why he never thought to love, never thought to like or feel anything with this ex. Patty was never serious. The only thing she wanted matched what Dream said exactly.

Patty wanted his money, not..... his heart.

That thought seemed to make him hot with unknown anger or self-pity.

He was confident as a man with everything that women wanted to be near, but understood clearly today. It was because of the money his family had.

It is fair, Âi Porsche. When dating, you did not love her, she did not love you.

And then, the young man sent a smile.

"Agreed. I will do as told," Purin said.

He agreed to be the villain to offer this woman to anyone far from him as much as possible. Even if condemned by the new target, he did not care.

This is it, I'm not the good person Dear always thinks.

The thought made Purin frown a bit. He felt his heart beat faster, breathing heavier than before, felt hot all over, and by the time he realized, Patty moved to sit beside. The slender hand touched down on his shoulder, making him startle.

A touch but made him burn like fire.

"Good that you agreed. But really, I still want you more," Patty said.

Slap

The young woman placed her hand on his thigh, even rubbed lightly lingeringly. The weak manner earlier became a seductive smile. The fingernail was scratching the skin through his pants, making the recipient's body hot frighteningly, hot until he had to grit his teeth.

Damn it, I was drugged!

"Patty!" Purin growled low at the time when he pulled his body away. But he was stuck that the young woman moved to follow closely. Two hands raised to hug around his shoulders, then pushed the plump body close.

The body now hot from desire.

"Your manner now seems you do not feel peculiar only with Âi'brat anymore. See with me... may feel more," Patty said. Patty leaned to whisper at the ear, before nibbling lightly, making the one whose body shook from suppressing desire startle, stood up immediately. Sharp eyes turned to look at the empty glass on the table.

He made a mistake.

"Get out!" Purin said. No patience left when Purin yelled loudly, then grabbed the young woman's body to push out of the room. And that made Patty turn back to hug around his neck, even pressed her body closer.

"Do you really want me to get out... hmm?" Patty said. The face nuzzling around the chin tip, the warm breath pouring on the root of the neck which was pulsing was making the recipient unbearable. The feeling got hotter from the middle body and spread all over.

No.... he would not let it happen!

***

"Because of you! Because of you alone, Âi Phai!" Dear said.

At the same time, in front of the luxury condominium, Dear was cursing loudly at the close friend sitting in the front seat while pulling the student shirt stained with red drink in front. It made Sun raise one hand as if sorry, but his face... lacked any remorse.

"You must understand. Because you said you would treat dinner, today I did not go follow and stick to Phîi Ryu. When I saw Phîi Ryu, I rushed to ask my Mia to go out with friends. Who knew my elbow would hit Âi Shin's glass until it spilled on you," Sun said.

Dear could only grit his teeth inside. Instead of going to buy stuff and eat at the mall, he had to have Shin turn the car to the condominium first.

Slap

"Ow, why did you punch me!" Sun said. Sun yelled demandingly, making the puncher pout at him when opening the car door.

"I am annoyed! Wait here. Go up to change my shirt quick," Dear said. After saying that, he slammed the car door loudly, making Shin mumble that you treat my car a bit, at the moment Sun just remembered.

"Uh you, Phîi Porsche said to bring back after three in the morning. He probably returns then," Sun said.

"So what? Just because Phîi Porsche worries about his Mia, afraid Mia is lonely, you will follow Phîi's every word or what?" Âi half-breed asked while shaking his head. He felt Âi-nuisance this will believe and obey Âi Dear's Phûa more than the person who is Mia even.

"Ha ha, my idol. If Phîi Ryu believed me like Dear, I would die happy," Sun said.

The red-haired guy could only nod along while laughing unable to hold it. I think you like Phîi Ryu stubbornly like this. It is the spice of couple life. If Phîi Ryu was like Dear, then you would wither, Shin thought.

***

The little puppy inserted the card into the room while still mumbling annoyedly.

Because the red drink made him sticky all over. If he wasted time showering for ten minutes, would those nuisances below curse again?

Creak

"Hmm, shoes...!" Dear said.

However, just opening the room door, the beautiful high-heeled shoes taken off inside the room made his eyes widen. His heart dropped to his heels immediately. Since in this room there is nobody besides he and Phîi Porsche who could enter, therefore the one who brought this pair of high heels in was... Phîi Porsche.

Phîi Porsche said he would return late.

The thought made his face pale, heart almost stopped beating. Two legs strode long into the room, then saw a woman's handbag placed on the coffee table, stuff scattered on the floor until feelings mixed up. Both worried about the room owner as well as the confusion that surged into his heart.

Bang!

Thud

But then, the crashing sound came from the master bedroom, making two legs carry the heavy body to step in. Heart beat hard frighteningly. Then Dear slowly used his hand to push the slightly open door slowly.

That second, Dear felt like he was the dim-wit who trusted the wrong person all along. Since the image in front was a beautiful-figured young woman whose upper body had only a black bra straddling over the man he remembered well as Phîi Porsche. That woman who was nuzzling her face into Phîi Porsche who lay still letting her do it.

This time, the little puppy felt like all trust crumbled right in front. Big-time.

Dear turned to lean his back against the wall immediately. Two hands raised to cover his mouth. He understood how a woman felt seeing her Phûa cheat... hurt until numb, hurt until not knowing how to breathe, hurt until not knowing tears were flowing from both eyes.

"You, calm down," Patty said. Then the low blurry moaning sound coming out made the listener unable to stand there anymore.

Two legs ran from that spot, ran out of the room unconsciously. He only knew he could not bear to listen. If Phîi Porsche moaned another's name besides him, he could not bear it. Both brain and heart seemed left at that spot.

Tug

Whoosh

"Not true. Sob.. not true. No way. Sob.. not true," Dear said. As soon as he ran into the elevator, the whole body slumped to the floor. Only one word escaped from the bitten red lips all the way. Tears dropped and dropped, flowing down cheeks then to the floor. The near-death hurt feeling like when Phîi Porsche moaned his sister's name returned again.

But this time Phîi Porsche was using our room with someone else, even chased him out of the condo.

"Sob... because of this. Because of this..." Dear said. Dear could only tell himself like extremely shocked, sobbed until hardly breathing. Then as the elevator reached the bottom floor, he ran again as if wanting to get far from this condominium as much as possible.

Bang!

"You take me anywhere... sob... take me please. Sob.... please," Dear said. Dear ran into the car in a way that both friends could only turn to look extremely shocked. When the shorty who went up with annoyed face returned with face full of tears. The small body shook until afraid he would die any second.

"Hey, what happened!" Sun said.

"Or Phîi Porsche..." Shin said. Shin spoke up as if guessing, and that made the listener's body stiff at the name. Chonnon grabbed the friend's shoulder and shook.

"You tell me what Phîi Porsche did to you!" Sun said.

Thud

"Phîi Porsche cheated on me, Âi shit-lizard! Phîi Porsche is sleeping with another woman in the room. Did you hear? Phîi Porsche has someone else. Has someone else! Waaahhhh," Dear said.

Then it seemed that made the heartbroken one lose sanity until he looked up with tearful face, then pointed to the condominium in front, yelled loudly throughout the car, before grabbing Âi Sun's hand tightly.

Grab... Phîi…

"You... Phîi Porsche cheated on me. Sob.... what did I do wrong... what did I do wrong!" Dear said. Dear buried his face on the friend's arm holding his shoulder powerlessly. The sound mixed with full sobbing, the yelling sound left only faint voice.

"Did you hear.... he cheated on me..." Dear said. Tears and sound like a person who will die made Shin clench his fist tightly, same as Sun whose eyes blazed, pulled the friend's head to bury on his shoulder.

"I will kill him!" Sun declared. Then Sun said firmly, turned sharply to the half-breed immediately. "Take care of Dear,"

"What will you do! No, Sun. Âi Sun!" Dear said. Dear who was pushed to the other friend could only look up, before seeing the annoying fucker friend who now had a face like killing someone. Then he said in a strong voice.

"I will not let my friend be sad because of shit-lizard like that!" Sun said.

Bang!

Then Sun stepped out of the car immediately, in a way that Dear could not reach to stop in time.

"Âi Sun, no... sob.... no..." Dear said. And that made the one who is like he will die, force open the door, get out of the car, and run after his friend. Not knowing why run after, not knowing why put himself in sadness again, but he... did not want Phîi Porsche to get hurt.

Of course, Shin cursed loudly, turned off the engine, and ran after the others as unable to not worry about both friends.

One is angry enough to kill, another sad enough to die.

"Shit, he said both love and was infatuated with Dear. Is love this damned in every couple!?" Shin said to himself.

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