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Chill

"You blocked me first on Moonstagram, and I kept quiet because I wanted to see what will you do next." Xavier rotated his eyes, irritated.

"Hey, you were the first to block me on Moonsapp."

"I blocked you for no more than ten minutes, and I did that because you greeted me impolitely. But look at you, you even blocked me for months."

"But we still communicate." Julian replied, he didn't want to succumb. "How childish of you to get upset over a trivial matter like this."

Xavier sighed in frustration. "I've tried hinting you, but you seemed to put on airs at me. That's enough, I've forgiven you too. It's up to you whether you want to unblock it or not, I don't care either."

Xavier put his cup of coffee that had turned cool on the table. He recalled the moment when he argued with Julian. He himself felt that he was indeed a little childish because he got annoyed by the fact that he was blocked by Julian. But Julian also kept ignoring him without any words. Didn't it mean that they were on par?

Xavier took his phone, he opened the game application that he and Julian often played together, Mobile Legends. A spark of longing appeared in his heart when he saw that red-haired man's account was online. In the past, Julian would always be excited to invite Xavier to play with him. What a pity, now it seems difficult to return to those times.

In the end, Xavier just clicked here and there randomly in the lobby. No friends to play with, he got bored.

"How many times have you died? See, I'm better at it, right?"

Xavier unconsciously entered Custom mode, and a memory flashed in his mind reminding his first by-one match with Julian and also the last match they played together.

"I'm just not in my mood to play. You see, I saw you walking through the bush but I didn't do anything." Xavier replied lazily.

"Let's rematch." Julian said.

"No. I am busy." Xavier snapped exasperatedly. He wasn't in the mood to play anymore because Julian kept killing his characters in the game.

"Come on, just one more time. Now, it's the big minions who attack the tower."

"Stop it, Julian. My time is not for always playing games. I am not that jobless, unlike you." Xavier replied, he got annoyed.

Then, Julian was silent throughout the match, until he finally lost because his base tower was attacked by the minions.

Xavier was stunned, he came to his right sense. Was this the reason why Julian hated him?

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"What is it?" Julian asked. He looked indifferent as Xavier staring at him.

Both were together in the infamous Moonlit Café, because Xavier asked Julian to meet him there. Actually, Xavier was a little worried that Julian might refuse and ignore him. Thankfully, that red-haired man still agreed to meet him.

"I think I understand now." Xavier spoke calmly.

Julian frowned. "What do you mean?"

Xavier took a deep breath. "Sorry about that, to me that was unintentional but apparently it hurt you."

"Context, please?" Julian asked in confusion.

"The words I blurted out at our last match." Xavier played his finger nervously. He didn't want to lose his cool. "Am I guessing it right?"

Julian released his crossed arms as he nodded slowly. "Mmm, that's right."

"Well..." Xavier paused hesitantly. "That was not my intention to hurt you, truly. And, I'm deeply sorry once again for hurting you."

"Your words were very harsh, you know. They were so rude."

"I know."

Both fell silent. Xavier stared out the window, gazed at the bustling yet deserted streets. Julian looked away, he glanced around the cafe, paying attention to the barista who was making coffee and the waiter who was cleaning the table.

"It's clear now, right? Now, it is up to you to decide how long you will still be annoyed at me. I've realized my mistake, and I've asked for forgiveness from you. Fine, I'll just return everything to you, it's up to you to decide what you want." Xavier concluded, breaking the silence.

Julian stared fixedly at that two pair of blue pupils. He relaxed his back, then nodded genuinely. "Chill."

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09.04.2023