"Are you hiding something from me?" Xia asks the moment they sit down on the dark grey sofa in their cozy living room.
"Yes," Yi answers honestly, knowing there is no point hiding anymore.
"What is it?"
Yi sighs, running his hands through his sweat-soaked hair. "It's about me."
Xia wipes the beads of sweat from Yi's forehead in silence, patiently waiting for his husband. He knows whatever Yi is about to say is stressing him out, so the least he can do is to give him time.
"Isabelle wants me back." Yi finally answers. His eyes fixate on Xia, waiting to see his reaction.
The older's hand stops moving on its own accord. His brow furrows in confusion, mind racing to comprehend Yi's words. "What do you mean they want you back?"
"They want to sign me again. They want me to return to
