Not the Slightest Impression

Yu An got annoyed too. "Who are you calling a kid?"

"You." He Li'an looked straight at him.

Yu An said angrily, "Don't call me that!"

He Li'an raised a brow. "Don't like hearing it? Why?"

He had noticed before that Yu An cared a lot when others said he was young; he just didn't know why.

Yu An caught the inquiry in his tone and blinked. "Not telling you."

"..."

He Li'an's expression stiffened.

The kid was pretty hard to deal with.

Yu An felt a little better, looking thoroughly smug. "Thanks for teaching me how to tie a tie. I'm leaving now."

He was only three years older, not thirty.

Why was he acting like such an adult!

"Wait."

He had just stood up when He Li'an stopped him.

Yu An had no idea what he wanted now, but he obediently turned around and looked down at He Li'an.

"What?"

"What time is your class this afternoon?"

"Three thirty."

"There's a lounge in the back."

Yu An stared at him for several seconds before asking, "Is it yours?"

He Li'an glanced at him and answered indifferently, "Yeah."

"Thank you, Senior." He had been worrying about having nowhere to go at noon, so he did not stand on ceremony with He Li'an.

He Li'an's lounge was huge, with a changing room and bathroom as well. Yu An had read a bit of every kind of book before, including domineering-CEO fiction, but this was his first time seeing this sort of private lounge that represented privilege.

He looked here and touched there. He Li'an followed slowly behind him, thinking he looked like a little animal exploring its territory.

Except Yu An was exploring his territory.

That realization inexplicably pleased He Li'an. He pushed open the changing room door. "The pajamas inside have all been washed, but there aren't any in your size. If you mind..."

Yu An answered before he could finish. "I don't mind."

When it came to necessities like food and clothing, all he required was safety. He Li'an's things were definitely safe.

Though he had been interrupted, He Li'an did not get angry. "Will you set an alarm yourself, or should I call you when it's time?"

Yu An was confused. "You're not resting here?"

The lounge was quite large, more than enough for both him and He Li'an to rest.

He Li'an stared at him for two seconds, seeming helpless. "Who taught you to be so forward?"

Yu An: ?

He understood every word.

But why could he not understand any of it put together?

"You really..." He Li'an frowned slightly, as though finding it hard to say. Then he added rapidly, "Like my body that much?"

A photo of He Li'an's upper body immediately surfaced in Yu An's mind.

It was very well-proportioned, and the muscle definition was beautiful too.

He did like it quite a lot.

He nodded. "Yeah."

"You're so young. Do you even know what restraint is?" He Li'an seemed angry, his face red.

Yu An said, "What does restraint have to do with telling the truth?"

He Li'an had been the one to ask first.

Yu An had honestly admitted it, and now He Li'an did not like hearing it.

His personality was so strange, completely different from what Yu An had imagined.

Yu An felt that He Li'an, like him, was a little fake.

"..." He Li'an stared at him, his chest rising and falling heavily twice as he found himself unable to speak.

It was Yu An's first time seeing He Li'an angry, so he observed him carefully.

Just as he had thought, He Li'an looked fierce when he was angry.

But strangely, he was not afraid at all.

Seeing Yu An's calm, innocent expression, He Li'an immediately calmed down.

This kid had grown older without growing any emotional intelligence. He understood nothing.

What was there to get angry about with him!

"At three, I'll call you." He Li'an dropped those words and left.

Yu An found the softest set of pajamas in the wardrobe and changed into them. They did not fit him very well, but that did not affect his sleep.

The clothes carried a faint woody incense fragrance, just as pleasant as the scent on He Li'an.

He pulled a sleeve over his nose and inhaled deeply. It was a steadying, calming scent.

A little like He Li'an himself.

But He Li'an actually had two faces.

That made marrying He Li'an more difficult, but Yu An was not someone who gave up because of hardship. Facing difficulties head-on only made him more excited.

Of course, there was also a very small chance that he would fail.

So he had to make phone cases properly and find a way to earn more money.

He Li'an's body was not only beautiful; it could also help him make a lot of unscrupulous money. How could he not like it?

He liked it even more now.

The ideal nap lasted no more than an hour and a half. Yu An usually slept for an hour at most, and he woke up before three.

He tidied the bed, changed his clothes, meticulously tied his tie in front of the mirror, then messaged He Li'an to say that he was awake and leaving.

It had started raining outside at some point, and the wind was a little chilly.

Yu An touched his cool forehead and slowly came to a stop.

He thought of something terrifying.

Song Yuechi had misunderstood He Li'an as the kind of improper senior who secretly tricked junior students into sleeping with him. Wasn't that no different from an idol's image collapsing?

If Song Yuechi spread this around, He Li'an's persona would fall apart. Would anyone still want his phone cases?

After spending the last two days together, Yu An had realized that Song Yuechi was someone who could not keep things to himself.

He immediately opened Song Yuechi's Moments:

[Song Yuechi]:

What is real!!!!!

What on earth is real????

Seeing those two lines, Yu An's heart turned as cold as the weather.

He sent Song Yuechi a message.

[Yu An]: Where are you?

[Yu An]: Are you okay?

[Yu An]: It's not what you think.

[Song Yuechi]: I'm watching you.

Yu An looked around and spotted a yellow head sticking out from the stairwell entrance not far away.

He quickened his pace and walked over, discovering Song Yuechi squatting there.

He looked down at Song Yuechi. "Why are you here?"

Song Yuechi said, "One hour."

Yu An said, "?"

Song Yuechi said, "Beast."

Apparently, Song Yuechi had not listened to his explanation at all.

But Yu An was not angry, because he had known from the start that Song Yuechi was very stupid.

Yu An asked the question he cared about most. "Are we still making the phone cases?"

Song Yuechi slowly raised his head. "We are."

That was a surprisingly unexpected answer.

Yu An copied Song Yuechi and happily squatted beside him. "Why? Don't you think He Li'an is a beast?"

Song Yuechi sighed. "He Li'an is a beast I can't afford to provoke. How would I dare spread his business around? That would be courting death."

Yu An was curious. "Why?"

Although he had only discovered today that He Li'an had two faces, he still felt that He Li'an was kind at heart.

Earlier in the office, He Li'an had changed expression, but he had only used his presence to suppress Yu An. He had not done anything to hurt him.

Afterward, he had even allowed Yu An to nap in his lounge.

So even though He Li'an's personality was hard to figure out, Yu An was not afraid of him and was willing to continue with the original plan.

He was even less convinced that He Li'an would kill Song Yuechi just because Song Yuechi went around talking.

Song Yuechi studied him with a strange expression. "I actually wanted to ask yesterday. Yu An, I've realized you don't know anything at all about people at our school. Where exactly are you from? We're clearly classmates, but before this, I didn't have the slightest impression of you."