"I don't think this was fixed when I came here before," Wu Hua said, peeling a banana and looking around.
Bai Le felt the orange in his mouth was a bit sour, so he squinted and mumbled, "Hmm, it's been remodeled. How is it? Doesn't it look much better than before, so lifeless?"
Wu Hua nodded. "It does feel different now. Before, when I came in here, it always felt eerie."
He paused after speaking, then looked around. "But speaking of which, where did Fourth Master go?"
Bai Le rolled his eyes. "Of course it's at the company. I'm about to burst from being cooped up at work. I want to go to my company too." He's usually so lazy he doesn't want to go to work, and now he's about to suffocate from being here.
Wu Hua's courage grew a bit, and he visibly relaxed, putting his feet up on the stool next to him. "Tell me, why did you call me here?"
When it came to serious matters, Bai Le's expression became serious. He frowned, as if he was struggling with how to start the conversation.
"Here's the thing, I'm facing a problem right now and I need help from outside the game."
Wu Hua looked at him, puzzled. "What difficult question?"
Bai Le stared at him without saying a word, until Wu Hua felt a chill run down his spine, before finally speaking in a low voice, "You've been in relationships before, haven't you?"
Wu Hua felt a chill run down her spine. "Yeah, didn't you know that back in college?"
Bai Le put his arm around his shoulder and chuckled, "That's right. Now, treat me like your girlfriend from back then and say something sweet to me."
Wu Hua glanced sideways at the hand that was reaching out to him, and his lips twitched. "Do you want me dead?"
If the Fourth Master finds out, he'll probably be skinned alive and have his tendons pulled out.
Bai Le urged earnestly, "Hurry up, stop talking nonsense."
Wu Hua could only stiffen his body and forcefully squeeze out a few sweet words through gritted teeth.
Bai Le touched his heartbeat; it was completely flat. If there was anything unusual, it was that his hands were covered in goosebumps from disgust.
That's not the issue. He's not gay yet; he wants to hold onto the last bit of his stubbornness in this world where men give birth to men.
Wu Hua watched as Bai Le disappointedly slapped him away, his face darkening. "Damn, so I'm just a tool?"
Bai Le, with his hands behind his back and his belly sticking out, adopted a stern, old-fashioned posture, gazing sadly at the horizon. "Sigh... you don't understand me."
Wu Hua gritted his teeth, feeling increasingly urge to hit someone, but ultimately restrained himself, constantly reminding himself that he had someone protecting him and shouldn't act impulsively.
"I don't know what you're worried about, but don't think about so many things. It'll only make you more troubled. Why don't you come out and have some fun with me? I'll call Xiaozhouzi and the others, and we brothers can have a good time. What do you say?"
Bai Le was genuinely intrigued. "What's so fun about it?"
"Shall we check out the riding club?"
"..." Bai Le patted his stomach expressionlessly.
Wu Hua realized what he had said as soon as he finished speaking. He chuckled awkwardly and touched his overly short buzz cut.
"Or maybe you could play golf or bowling, those kinds of sports don't require much physical exertion."
After considering the options, Bai Le finally said, "How about we go sing karaoke instead?"
In the end, both of them compromised and chose a club that had both karaoke and bowling facilities.
"Wait a minute, I need to talk to Xi Yan."
Wu Hua watched with a dreamy expression as Bai Le took out his phone, frowned, and seriously typed a few words on the screen.
He felt his lips twitch again. "Do you know that you're acting like a kid asking their parents for permission to go out and play?"
Ignoring his teasing, Bai Le waved his phone and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, now my parents are coming to deal with you."
"Damn, no way, Fourth Master is coming too."
Seeing Bai Le's beaming face, Wu Hua felt he couldn't bear to look.
When Bai Le went out, he was in Wu Hua's car. As they drove out of the residential area, he noticed a man squatting there smoking not far away, wondering if he was waiting for someone.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Le shook his head, not taking it seriously, and looked away.
Upon arriving at the club, Bai Le and Xi Yan were led to the floor where the KTV was located. After the elevator doors opened, they made their way through a maze of turns to the door of the private room.
"Oh, Mrs. Xi is here, haha."
As soon as the door was opened, the people inside stopped howling and laughing, waving at Bai Le.
I'm so tired of hearing this kind of talk, and since I know they don't mean any harm, I'm not angry, but I still rolled my eyes a few times.
After he sat down, one of the guys put his arm around his shoulder and invited him to sing along.
Wu Hua's eye twitched, and with a swift motion, he slapped away the restless claws.
"Ouch, what's wrong with you?" The person shook their hand in pain.
Wu Hua shook his head with a serious expression and a deep voice. "I'm trying to help you. If Fourth Master sees this later, even a god can't save you."
"That's ridiculous." Seeing that Bai Le was sitting there calmly without moving, the man went off to sing.
This time, Xiaozhouzi didn't dare to order any services randomly. He obediently sang a few songs into the microphone, getting more and more into it.
Finally, holding the microphone, he said to Bai Le with great emotion, "Next, I'm going to dedicate a song to you called 'Father’s Love Is Like a Mountain,' to help you get used to it sooner."
Bai Le crossed his arms and watched as Xi Yan put one foot on the stool and started wailing. He sneered to himself, wondering how long it would take for Xi Yan to arrive.
Just as I was thinking this, the door to the private room was pushed open from the outside.
Everyone noticed the commotion and looked over. When they saw it was Xi Yan, they were all stunned, and the atmosphere became eerily quiet.
Xiaozhouzi's altered "Daddy loves you" came to an abrupt halt, as if he had been choked.