By the time Song Anning returned to his room, he was practically about to explode with anger.
But although Guo Lantai had been the one to upset him and leave him humiliated, it was Cen Muxiao's reaction that shocked him most in the end.
What was that supposed to mean? Cen Muxiao had ignored him again and again. Where had the man who once only had eyes for him gone?
Why? Ever since Guo Lantai appeared, he was no longer the sole focus in Cen Muxiao's eyes.
Guo Lantai had angered him so badly in just one evening, yet not only had Cen Muxiao failed to say a single word in his defense, he had even gone to check whether Guo Lantai was all right at the crucial moment.
Song Anning no longer had any doubts. He was certain now that what had changed about Cen Muxiao was not merely his status, but also the feelings he had once held for him.
Thinking back to the moment Cen Muxiao had seen him at the wedding, everything had already changed. The reason he still paid him extra attention and thoughtfully brought him home to treat him so well was perhaps only because of that vague, unresolved affection from years ago. Or perhaps it was simply emotional dependence or habit left over from the past.
And once Cen Muxiao truly realized that what he felt for him was no longer that pure admiration, would this tolerance and kindness of his no longer be directed at him?
A deep sense of crisis weighed heavily on Song Anning's heart, forcing out all the resentment and hatred he had buried within.
Why had he hurriedly dropped everything overseas and returned? Wasn't it to come back to Cen Muxiao's side and once again become the darling