What the Fuck Does It Have to Do with You?

"Last year, at your birthday party."

"I heard everything you said to the others."

Bai Yunsheng let out a cold laugh. "So, Gao Yan, stop pretending. It makes me sick."

The smile on Gao Yan's face vanished completely. The look behind his lenses was no longer gentle as he rose to his feet. Bai Yunsheng's words had been blunt—so blunt that they left Gao Yan with no dignity at all.

With his mask torn away, there was nothing left but hypocrisy. Gao Yan's expression turned awful, and even his tone grew displeased. "Bai Yunsheng, don't think I don't know you're playing hard to get."

Bai Yunsheng gave a laugh, his face full of surprise and confusion. The look he gave Gao Yan was scornful. "Are you an idiot?"

Gao Yan's face darkened. He suddenly stepped forward, nearly pressing himself against Bai Yunsheng's face. "What did you say, Bai Yunsheng?"

Bai Yunsheng leaned back slightly, avoiding Gao Yan's advance. "I just think people should know their place. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving. The driver already gave your butler the birthday present. Someone like Young Master Gao probably won't have his birthday party affected by one less person."

Gao Yan's breathing grew heavier, as though he had been thoroughly enraged. "You think no one dares touch you just because you latched onto Meng Shangzhi? How much sincerity can a man like him have? He's only interested in your looks."

Bai Yunsheng said nothing, but his eyes were filled with disgust.

The atmosphere instantly became tense, as though a fierce conflict might erupt at any moment.

"Well, what's going on here?" An unwelcome voice interrupted their conversation. "Why isn't our Young Master Gao entertaining his guests? What's he doing hiding in this corner?"

Bai Yunsheng frowned. That voice sounded familiar. He looked up and met a face he found deeply unpleasant.

Gao Yan straightened his clothes, his tone strange and his emotions clearly not yet settled. "I saw Yunsheng and came over to say hello."

Sheng Chengguang was happy to stir up trouble. "How did saying hello leave both your faces so dark? What did you talk about?"

Gao Yan shot Sheng Chengguang a warning glance. Sheng Chengguang merely shrugged indifferently. "Young Master Gao, someone over there is looking for you. Why don't you go take a look?"

Gao Yan knew Sheng Chengguang was giving him a way out, but he also knew exactly what Sheng Chengguang wanted.

"I'll go take a look." Before leaving, Gao Yan gave Bai Yunsheng one last glance. The tougher something was to get, the more he liked it—especially when it was beautiful. Bai Yunsheng did not respond to soft tactics, so he would use hard ones. Gao Yan had plenty of ways.

Once Gao Yan left, only Sheng Chengguang and Bai Yunsheng remained in that corner.

Bai Yunsheng said he wanted to leave, but he knew he could not. Otherwise, he would have no way to explain himself to Feng Yanshan. Besides, there was Feng Tingfan. The moment he left, Feng Tingfan would definitely say something about him in front of Feng Yanshan.

Though he could not leave, he could at least go outside for some air.

Bai Yunsheng had had enough of this lavish, decadent atmosphere.

The moment he moved, Sheng Chengguang blocked his way.

"Move."

Sheng Chengguang glanced at the food on the table, most of it untouched. "Wasting food is wrong."

Bai Yunsheng did not intend to pay attention to such nonsense. He lifted his foot and took another step. This time, Sheng Chengguang did not stop him. He shifted aside and let Bai Yunsheng pass. Just as Bai Yunsheng walked past him, he heard Sheng Chengguang say suggestively, "You're pretty, and you smell good too."

Bai Yunsheng stopped in his tracks and abruptly turned around, his gaze icy.

A teasing smile curled at Sheng Chengguang's lips as his gaze wandered over Bai Yunsheng from top to bottom. "I was complimenting you. Why are you looking at me so fiercely?"

"So you really are the same kind of trash as Gao Yan."

Sheng Chengguang still wore a cheerful smile, but the look in his eyes became increasingly sticky and explicit. "I'm not like him. He'll take anyone as long as they're pretty. I'm still a virgin."

"Bai Yunsheng, you're clean too, right?"

"Has Meng Shangzhi touched you?"

Sheng Chengguang's voice was very soft. If Bai Yunsheng had not listened carefully, it would have been easily drowned out by the cello music in the banquet hall.

Faced with such explicit words, Bai Yunsheng remained calm, even his brows relaxed. He looked at Sheng Chengguang. "None of your damn business."

"I'm warning you: say anything that disgusting again, and I swear you'll be the next one sent to the hospital."

The smile at Sheng Chengguang's lips grew even brighter. "Bai Yunsheng, are you rewarding me?"

Bai Yunsheng's expression changed slightly. It took him only a second to understand what Sheng Chengguang meant. "Psycho." Throwing out the insult, he hurried away without lingering.

Sheng Chengguang stayed where he was and did not chase after him. He merely watched silently as Bai Yunsheng walked away.

Inside the banquet hall, the music was melodious and the crowd bustling. No one seemed to notice that little incident. Sheng Chengguang swept his gaze around as if searching for something. After a long while, his eyes settled on a corner. Feng Tingfan was chatting with someone beside him, and Sheng Chengguang slowly walked in that direction.

Bai Yunsheng went outside. The cool night breeze brushed across his face, making him feel much better. He took a deep breath, trying to suppress the nauseating feeling inside him.

Gao Yan and Sheng Chengguang were both smiling tigers. Otherwise, they would not have ended up together.

But Sheng Chengguang was even harder to understand than Gao Yan.

Bai Yunsheng knew almost nothing about him.

Yet his instincts told him this person was dangerous.

Just as he sank into thought, a set of footsteps shattered the night's quiet.

Feng Tingfan's grumbling voice rang out. "Bai Yunsheng, why are you out here alone? I called you, but you didn't answer."

Bai Yunsheng drew back his thoughts and replied flatly, "What is it?"

Bai Yunsheng's attitude was cold, so Feng Tingfan naturally did not look pleased either. "You think I wanted to come find you? Gao Yan is cutting the cake." Feng Tingfan turned to leave after saying that, but when he did not hear anyone following, he looked back impatiently. "Are you coming or not?"

"When the birthday boy cuts the cake, everyone attending has to be there. It's basic courtesy." Feng Tingfan simply stepped forward and grabbed Bai Yunsheng's arm.

Feng Tingfan's behavior was strange.

With so many people around, who would notice if one person was missing?

"If you still won't come, I'll tell Dad."

Bai Yunsheng frowned, dissatisfied with Feng Tingfan's forceful attitude. In the end, though, he merely pulled his hand free from Feng Tingfan's grip and followed him toward the banquet hall.

When they returned to the banquet hall, Gao Yan was standing before the cake, cutting it. Several slices had already been placed on a serving cart.

When Gao Yan saw Bai Yunsheng, he walked over with a broad smile, as if the unpleasantness from earlier had never happened.

Gao Yan held out the slice of cake in his hand. "Yunsheng."

The birthday boy had personally handed him the cake, and everyone around them was watching, so Bai Yunsheng had no choice but to accept it.

Bai Yunsheng was highly vigilant and did not taste it.

"Won't you try it?"

Bai Yunsheng was not stupid. Even with so many people watching, he would not do anything that felt dangerous to him. Accepting the cake was already the greatest courtesy he could offer.

"Sorry, I don't really like chocolate on cakes." After saying that, he placed the cake on the serving cart.

After glancing in a certain direction, Feng Tingfan stepped forward. "Bai Yunsheng, what's wrong with you? Gao Yan personally gave you cake. Fine if you don't eat it, but you even put it back. Everyone here is someone important, and they're all watching. Anyone who didn't know better would think the Feng Household has no manners. Don't let it reach Dad's ears." Feng Tingfan had become a little smarter this time. Rather than raising his voice, he leaned close to Bai Yunsheng and reminded him quietly.

Bai Yunsheng stood where he was, weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing this, Gao Yan took a fork and scraped some cream from the side of the cake, then ate it. He also reached out and removed the chocolate. "Is this okay now?"

Even after Gao Yan had gone this far, Bai Yunsheng still did not eat that slice. "Sorry, I don't touch things other people have eaten."

He glanced at the serving cart. The slices of cake on it had been placed randomly, and people nearby were gradually coming over to take them.

There should not be a problem.

Bai Yunsheng picked up the slice farthest from him, lowered his head and tasted a bit of the cream, then said evenly, "Happy birthday."