FRIVOLOUS SNOW

19|Pastel Colors

"My beautiful son!" Zi Quin happily said as she dressed Zi Xin with her new tailored pastel green robe.

Zi Xin, without any idea of gender colors happily wore every light-colored dresses that his mother, Zi Quin, sew for him. Zi Xin was the third son of Zi household and Zi Quin always dreamt of having a lovely daughter. Instead of a daughter, Zi Xin came and Zi Quin was happy enough to see that her youngest son was as beautiful as a woman, like a candle in the wind, weak and delicate that any man would want to protect.

Zi Quin also teaches Zi Xin how to behave properly like a lady.

Zi Quin was so fond of Zi Xin that Zi Sun, the head of the household, just let her be since Zi Quin always longed to have a daughter. Letting his youngest son dressed as a lady so long as Zi Quin was happy. Anyway, Zi Sun still has two sons.

"Why do two elder brothers dress dark robes while I dress like this?" Zi Xin looked at his lively dress.

Zi Quin cupped his rosy cheeks. "Because bright colors always bring out Zi Xin's beauty."

Zi Xin smiled. "Then elder brothers should also wear bright colored robes to bring their beauty!"

Zi Xiang, the elder brother, chuckled upon hearing what Zi Xin said. "Dark colors suits us more." He said and Zi Xin frowned, looking at Zi Xiang then turned back to Zi Quin.

"Mom, Zi Xin wants to go to Yong palace and play with Yong elder brothers!" She excitedly exclaimed. "Please let Zi Xin play with brothers."

Zi Quin tucked his hair on the back of his ear and smiled gently at him. "Since my Zi Xin did good yesterday's lesson, I will let Zi Xin play with Yong elder brothers."

Zi Xin happily hugged Zi Quin and he hastily bid goodbye as he ran towards the Palace. Two Palace guards were stationed outside and they happily smiled at him when Zi Xin brought out his sunshine smile.

Zi Xin was known in the place with his gentle and sweet smile that they called him YangGuang [sunshine] of Yong.

The palace guards let Zi Xin enter telling him not to rush since Zi Xin always runs inside to find the Yong elders. Zi Xin would first look for elder brother Xian because he always liked Yong Xian.

Zi Xin didn't know where it went wrong when Yong Xian started bullying Zi Xin until he cries and didn't want to play with him like because Zi Xin was a cry baby. Elder brother Jie and Yi were always there to play with him instead but no matter how Elder Xian bullied Zi Xin, he still looks for him again to play.

One time, when Zi Xin went to the Yong palace to take a soak on the hot spring. Elder Yi and Elder Jie refused to bath with him so he went alone. Removing his pastel pink robes, Zi Xin stepped in the hot water and he felt relieved after his body adjusting to the warm temperature. Zi Xin always soaks in the hot spring whenever he liked so he was used to the hot temperature.

Zi Xin took his precious time happily swimming in the vast hot spring like he owns the whole place.

Yong Xian happened to pass by the hot spring while he was chasing a cat who stole his snacks. He saw someone in the hot spring.

The white porcelain skin of the back of the woman made Yong Xian's eyes glued especially when she gathered her long hair on one side of her shoulder, showing her entire flawless and smooth as milk back.

It was the first time Yong Xian felt that feeling, that kind of attraction. Yong Xian wanted to know who it was and his eyes landed at the pastel pink robes on the rocks. His heart beats faster thinking he knew whose robes belonged to.

"Elder Xian!" Zi Xin called when he turned around and saw Elder Xian.

"Zi Xin!?" Yong Xian was surprised.

"It is Zi Xin. Why do you look like you saw a ghost?" Zi Xin chuckled as he walked back to where his robes were.

Yong Xian stepped back and ran away with a confused look feeling his face blushing. Wondering why it was Zi Xin. Why did Zi Xin have to look like a girl?

Zi Xin seeing Yong Xian ran like that made him panicked thinking he saw something so Zi Xin screamed as he went out of the hot spring, picked his robes and ran while wearing his robes in the process.

Yong Xian almost bumped into Yong Yi when he turned to the Library surprising Yong Yi.

"Elder brother Xian, why are you running?" Yong Yi asked and they both looked at Zi Xin running to there direction too while screaming.

Zi Xin's robes were wet and through the bright, almost clear color of his robe, they could see the outline of his body. A man who owned a thin and slim body like a woman.

"Elder Xian, why did you run like that!? Elder Xian scared Zi Xin." Zi Xin said in between pants after running so fast to catch up to Yong Xian.

Yong Xian glanced at Zi Xin and he hastily removed his outer robe then threw it to Zi Xin. "You're such a chicken." Yong Xian said and walked away leaving the confused Yong Yi and Zi Xin.

"What happened Xiao Xin? You are soaked." Yong Yi said as he helped Zi Xin with Yong Xian's robe.

Zi Xin just shrugged hir shoulders as he watched Yong Xian walked away until he lost him after turning into a corner.

"Zi Xin wonders why Elder Xian doesn't like me anymore." Zi Xin pouted, his vision was starting to cloud with tears.

"Ah! Xiao Xin, don't cry. It's not like Ah Xian is mean to you. If Ah Xian was, why did he gave you his robe? He cares for you too. We all do." Yong Yi said and what he said also made sense to Zi Xin.

But Zi Xin still felt like Yong Xian still doesn't like him anymore.

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