Heart-to-Heart Connection Between Romantic Rivals

Heart-to-Heart Connection Between Romantic Rivals

Lin Su practically hummed a tune as he went upstairs. He was clearly in a great mood, and even Gu Lin, who had been unmoving, let the corner of his lips lift imperceptibly.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong~" It was the notification sound for an app message.

Lin Su was so carried away that he tapped it open without hesitation. A male voice message played from the speaker.

"Brother Su, I'm not feeling well. Can you come check on me?" The voice sounded like it was suppressing pain.

When the voice message played, Chu Shi grew a little nervous, afraid Gu Lin would think he was up to something improper. But Han Jin's voice was obviously off.

The next message automatically played.

"Forget it. It's getting late. I won't disturb Brother Su's rest."

As Lin Su replied to the messages, he hurried downstairs. "Wait for me. I'll be there right away."

Throughout all this, he completely failed to notice how dark the face of the person beside him had become.

Seeing that Lin Su was utterly ignoring him, Gu Lin grabbed his hand, his voice somewhat cold. "Where are you going?"

Lin Su froze. What was with that expression? Why did he feel like he had been caught cheating?

[Gu Lin's expression is terrifying.]

[Huh? Why did it get another shade darker? What did I do?]

"I have something to deal with." He wanted to say more, but stopped himself.

[Overbearing CEOs are busy every minute of the day. It's better not to bother him with a little cannon fodder's affairs, right?]

[But what kind of look is that? Forget it, forget it. I should hurry up and go. If I'm any later, Han Jin's dormitory will close.]

Han Jin? Who was that?

Gu Lin frowned. He opened his mouth, but had no idea how to ask. In the end, he said, "I'll go with you."

Lin Su blinked. Why was Gu Lin acting so strangely today?

[It's just taking someone to the hospital. Why does he have to come along too?]

Taking someone? To the hospital?

The stone in Gu Lin's heart settled halfway, and his expression softened. Then he remembered that unsettling voice message, and his face darkened again, even turning gloomy.

[Why is he changing expressions again? Is being moody really standard equipment for an overbearing CEO?]

[I should still go by myself. A boss accompanying an employee to take a victim somewhere? No matter how you look at it, it's weird.]

Lin Su opened his mouth to refuse, only to be interrupted by the dark-faced man. "I'll drive you!"

With that, he took Lin Su's hand and headed outside.

Lin Su was helpless. What could he do? The other man was his boss. He could only listen and go along with it. Besides, it was so dark out. It would be hard to get a cab, and he didn't want to end up spending another night at a hotel like last time. Just thinking about it made him feel awful.

Gu Lin remembered the night Lin Su had not returned. So he had gone to a hotel alone.

"If you're tired, sleep for a while." After saying that, Gu Lin completely failed to notice the astonished look in the other man's eyes.

How could Lin Su not be surprised? He felt like his jaw was about to hit the floor.

[Is this really Gu Lin?]

[Did he change faces again? A man's face is like a child's—always changing?]

Lin Su's red lips curved into a smile, the same familiar smile. Having seen flowers bloom in all their radiant beauty, one could naturally see the "falseness" behind this gentleness.

"Thank you."

Gu Lin did not want him to be so polite, but after thinking for a long time, he still did not know how to say it.

"Mm."

The car drove through the night. Gu Lin followed the location Lin Su had given him, and the twenty-minute trip passed quickly.

It was a dormitory building. The person was already waiting downstairs. Don't ask why Gu Lin knew.

A tall male student sat in a wheelchair, one leg in a cast.

When he saw the car arrive, he looked distinctly uninterested. It was obvious that he was waiting for Lin Su.

When he saw Lin Su get out of the car, surprise clearly appeared on his face. When he spotted Gu Lin afterward, his pupils practically shook.

Wanting to investigate, Han Jin had already withdrawn his gaze. Gu Lin began sizing him up, certain they had never met. Why was he so surprised? His expression was off too. Too strange.

His instincts told him this student knew something. Even though he hid it well, Gu Lin still noticed his gaze shifting back and forth between Lin Su and himself, with traces of uncertainty appearing on his face.

That expression was exactly like the one Lin Su had worn yesterday when he opened the door and saw Mu Xiaomu.

Lin Su knew the reason, but what about this boy named Han Jin?

Could he also be someone in the same situation as Lin Su?

Could someone in the same situation as Lin Su spark some kind of story with him?

"Sorry to trouble you, sir." Han Jin sat in the back seat, looking somewhat restrained.

Lin Su did not know what to say, but Gu Lin spoke first in a cold voice. "You're welcome."

"I was just worried that Su Su wouldn't be safe out alone."

Lin Su was shocked! But he could not expose him and embarrass Gu Lin, so he could only give an awkward laugh.

[Didn't he say we weren't going to reveal our relationship to outsiders? This is the second time today.]

[Why is Gu Lin getting weirder and weirder? Did someone transmigrate into his body?]

What did transmigrate mean?

Gu Lin frowned. He would look it up properly later.

Han Jin curled his lip and did not argue further. After all, the other man was the male lead. How could he possibly be a match for him?

That was right. He was Han Jin, but he was not this world's Han Jin.

He had transmigrated here—a Han Jin from a parallel world. His world was a novel, and of course, so was this one.

The novel was about a cold CEO male lead who had a one-night stand with the protagonist, entered into a contract marriage, and gradually fell in love and was healed. It could be called a light, sweet romance.

By the time he met Lin Su in his own world, everything had already been too late. Han Jin still remembered the way those peach-blossom eyes smiled when they first met, sparkling with gentleness.

He had chosen Self-Help Dream Home to get closer to him, only to learn that Lin Su was an Omega. Just so happened that he was an Alpha. In that moment, Han Jin had even imagined their future. Yet everything had been shattered—Lin Su already had a lover, and they were already married.

He had even hoped their relationship would fall apart, but it never did. They had remained good, always, always, always.

Han Jin had arranged for many Omegas to approach them. He had even joined forces with Old Master Gu to seek out Omegas with exceptionally sweet pheromones, but not a single one succeeded.

When he returned, he had come here. It seemed as though he had returned to the past, but many things were different.

For example, his bed used to be in the middle of the room, but now it was against the wall; the owner of the bun shop downstairs used to keep a dog, but now kept a cat; the land north of the city that was about to be developed had become land south of the city, and so on.

Everyone around him had changed. Some changes were as small as an extra mole; others were as major as a change in one's secondary gender. Even he himself had gone from being left-handed to right-handed.

The only things unchanged, aside from New Year's Eve, were Lin Su and Gu Lin. They were still at the same company, still in a superior-subordinate relationship.

He had arrived at an unfortunate time. The Omega he liked had already been marked. Fortunately, the two of them were currently in a loveless contract relationship. There was still time.

The one thing romantic rivals had in common was their ability to sense each other's hostility. Just like now, Gu Lin could clearly feel it, even though the student wore a bright smile and spoke words of thanks.

Lin Su knew nothing about any of this.

"Luckily, it's nothing serious." After all, he was the one who had hit him. Naturally, the person most worried over even the slightest issue was the "perpetrator."

[Good thing he's okay, or my conscience would really be troubled~]

"I'll go get the medicine. You two wait here for me."

Han Jin smiled. "All right."

Gu Lin gave a cold snort. Before this, he would have accompanied Lin Su, but now his thin lips curved in a sneer. He wanted to see what trick Han Jin was trying to pull.

Sure enough, once Lin Su left, the smile on Han Jin's face quickly vanished. Turning to Gu Lin, he said, "Some time ago, I happened to see President Gu being very intimate with a woman in white. Could she be your wife?"

Gu Lin raised a brow and laughed. "My wife? Isn't he the one getting medicine?"