My Boyfriend

Jiang Qiao looked into Shi Junyi's deep eyes and asked, "So what are you afraid of, Brother?"

Shi Junyi grabbed Jiang Qiao's still-dripping hair from behind his head, pressed him onto the sofa, and kissed him fiercely.

The puppy was disobedient. The puppy had his own little schemes.

"I'm not the only one living here," Jiang Qiao reminded Shi Junyi between breaths.

Shi Junyi hummed. "I know."

Forty minutes later, Shi Junyi was once again a well-dressed beast.

He checked his watch and told the completely naked Jiang Qiao on the sofa, "You have ten minutes."

"You bastard," Jiang Qiao cursed under his breath, grabbing a bath towel and heading into his bedroom.

He merely changed into a jacket and jeans, blow-dried his hair, then casually ran some styling gel through it so it would not fly everywhere.

He already looked as handsome as the passionate, dashing male lead of a European or American film from the 1990s.

Though it did not quite match Shi Junyi's suited and polished appearance, the visual impact was undeniably perfect.

"Is this too casual? This is all I have," Jiang Qiao said. He had not brought many clothes to the Shi family home.

Shi Junyi tilted his head. "No. It's a private occasion. There's no need to be too particular."

Jiang Qiao followed Shi Junyi to the Shi family garage and chose an extremely flashy sapphire-blue Koenigsegg from the parking area that looked like a luxury car exhibition.

It suited Shi Junyi's outfit perfectly today.

Jiang Qiao opened the car door for Shi Junyi and invited him into the passenger seat. Then, wearing sunglasses and with the convertible top down, he drove at top speed along the deserted coastal mountain road.

He turned on the music and let the wind of Binhai Special Zone blow across his face.

Shi Junyi indulged all of his reckless behavior.

The instant the waves rose before him in the distance, Jiang Qiao suddenly caught the scent of freedom.

It was something he had longed for but could never attain in his previous life.

Yet in this life, he had personally walked into a cage again and shackled himself, all so that before freedom, he could steal a piece of love.

In Binhai Special Zone, once a vehicle entered the city, whether it was a Koenigsegg or an old mobility scooter, it would get stuck in traffic until life itself seemed questionable.

"Should've taken a motorcycle," Jiang Qiao said impatiently.

He had seen several limited-edition, high-powered heavy motorcycles in the Shi family garage. Even their tires were gleamingly new. They had probably been bought for collection.

Shi Junyi was long accustomed to Binhai Special Zone's traffic and said without surprise, "Motorcycles get stuck too."

"But when I want to crush the head of that idiot cutting in line ahead of us and splatter his brains everywhere, they're more nimble than this. It'd be easier for me to act," Jiang Qiao reasoned.

"Don't describe it so disgustingly, Jiang Qiao," Shi Junyi said with a frown.

Jiang Qiao hooked one hand over the steering wheel and pushed his sunglasses up onto his forehead. "That's perfectly normal. What's disgusting about it?"

Shi Junyi did not argue with him and merely lowered his head to look at his phone.

Jiang Qiao spotted two black Maybachs behind them in the rearview mirror and asked, "Didn't you say you weren't bringing bodyguards? Isn't having me enough?"

Shi Junyi said, "They won't be going inside. They'll wait a block away and stay on standby."

Jiang Qiao could understand that. If they truly ran into danger, even he would not dare boast that he alone could guarantee Shi Junyi's absolute safety.

Following the navigation, he drove into a private estate with a completely different style from the Shi family home.

If the Shi family estate was low-key and unpretentious like a natural park, this place was ostentatiously luxurious like a palace.

From the glittering golden sculptures everywhere to the glazed tiles shimmering with rainbow light, everything displayed the estate owner's wealth.

It fit Country Y's traditional aesthetic perfectly.

Because it was closer to the city center, it was not as large. Its entire layout could basically be seen at a glance.

The infinity pool alone took up a quarter of the whole courtyard.

It was filled with countless bikini-clad beauties of every race and style. Setting aside how their faces looked, their figures were all absolutely stunning.

Anyone daring to show that much skin here was either a famous model or had the potential to become one. Otherwise, what would they have to please these capitalist masters of high society?

Beside the pool stood a buffet table laden with all kinds of pastries and champagne, while farther away, people were grilling barbecue.

The moment Shi Junyi got out of the car, Jiang Qiao took his hand.

Shi Junyi raised a brow. "What are you doing?"

Jiang Qiao said, "Boyfriend."

"When did I agree to that?" Shi Junyi teased.

Jiang Qiao frowned. "You're trying to go back on your word?"

Shi Junyi gave a derisive laugh and shook his head. "I still have a score to settle with you."

Jiang Qiao froze, then immediately thought of what had happened between him and Shi Youxi that afternoon. As expected, Shi Junyi already knew.

Just as he was about to defend himself, a man's voice interrupted him.

"Young Master Shi, what an honor to have you here. Forgive me for not welcoming you sooner." The newcomer wore a luxurious wine-red suit and spoke in an elongated drawl, looking about the same age as Shi Junyi with a thoroughly carefree air.

"You came over the second I got out of the car. Were you watching me?" Shi Junyi turned back and smiled at him.

"Of course. I was afraid you wouldn't come, so I kept my eyes on the gate from the moment you entered." The man smiled and glanced at Jiang Qiao. "And this is?"

Shi Junyi had not let go of Jiang Qiao's hand since earlier.

He said to Jiang Qiao, "Let me introduce you. Today's host, Xie Xun, President Xie."

Jiang Qiao's eyes curved into crescents. "Hello, President Xie."

[Peach blossom eyes and two dimples. One look tells me he's no good.]

Shi Junyi raised a brow and looked at Xie Xun again. If he had not just noticed that Xie Xun also had peach blossom eyes and dimples, he would have thought Jiang Qiao was insulting him.

He gave a light cough and said to Xie Xun, "Jiang Qiao, my boyfriend."

[Satisfied.]

Xie Xun let out a sound of surprise and said in shock, "You're taken?!"

Shi Junyi's expression remained calm. "Aren't you too?"

Xie Xun opened his mouth and looked Jiang Qiao and Shi Junyi over several times, still stunned. "You're gay too?!"

With an indifferent expression, Shi Junyi continued, "Aren't you too?"

Beside Xie Xun stood a young man in a simple casual shirt, cool and reserved, clean and neat.

After making eye contact with Jiang Qiao, he nodded in greeting.

Xie Xun pulled the young man into his arms, blinked, and grinned carefreely. "I'm just a workhorse of the Xie family. What does it matter whether I'm gay or straight? Whoever they tell me to marry, I have to marry."

The young man glanced at Xie Xun but said nothing and did not resist, simply letting him hold him.

Jiang Qiao released Shi Junyi's hand and said, "You two talk. I'm going to the restroom."

When Xie Xun said, "Whoever they tell me to marry, I have to marry," Shi Junyi's hand trembled slightly.

It was so slight that it could have been ignored if one had not paid close attention.

But Jiang Qiao noticed it.

Only then did he suddenly remember that, in the original novel, Shi Junyi had a fiancée. But the entire story had revolved around Fu Zhilan's perspective, so it had not explained that matter in detail.

Besides, he had not liked that part much at the time, so he had selectively skipped the relevant chapters.

What had happened in between?

Jiang Qiao's previously exhilarated heart sank again. Damn it, he should have memorized that damn original novel.