This time he looked over at Baiyi and he looked positively offended. What was he needing? What was he needing him to do? He'd literally told him what he needed and the man had flat out refused him. He'd treated him like a child and tried to control his life. Though he knew that this was hurting Xie, he couldn't stop the pain from appearing on his face.

"You know what I need. You won't give it to me. I'm your boyfriend. Your lover. But you can't even give me trust. And your default is to be rude and offensive in order to protect me. I don't need a guardian or a bodyguard. I need a partner who is going to have faith in me. But you can't even do that."

He looked away again, bringing his legs up to wrap his arms around them. "Sorry for making you tired, Xie. That doesn't give him the right to think he can force the world to bend to him."