Xie Wangchuan · Chat

Living with Xie Wangchuan was, for the most part, as quiet as if I lived alone, until one ordinary evening, he casually broke that peace. I thought the shared living arrangement would just go on like that, lukewarm and uneventful, until that day I came home from work and opened the door to an unexpected scene. The evening breeze carried a slight chill. I took out my keys and opened the door as usual, never expecting Xie Wangchuan to be home. It had been just another ordinary day—I finished work, bought groceries, and went home—but the moment I pushed open the door, my heartbeat fell out of rhythm. I came back pretty early that day. The living room lights were off, with only a dim yellow glow spilling in from the balcony, and Xie Wangchuan was sitting right there. "You're back?" The words were as intimate as the flirtation between lovers.