"But what if he doesn't like me? After all, maybe he's only been so good to me all these years because we're buddies. We've known each other since we were kids, after all," Gu Yun murmured to himself.
Bai Chen: "..."
It sounded like Li Xingzhu, who had been sitting nearby when he ate noodles at the restaurant last time, had said exactly the same thing.
He had been just as afraid that if he voiced his feelings, the other man would be disgusted by him and afraid of him.
Bai Chen finally understood the real reason these two still hadn't gotten together after so many years. Li Xingzhu had been afraid that Gu Yun would distance himself after hearing his confession. After all, Gu Yun had nearly been... by his uncle's friend. He might find it disgusting.
Gu Yun, meanwhile, had never recognized his own feelings.
Bai Chen patted Gu Yun's shoulder, trying to soothe his anxiety, and said with a smile, "He won't. I guarantee it. Find a chance to ask him yourself."
"R-really?" This was the first time Gu Yun had seen Bai Chen so certain about something. That probably meant his chances were pretty good.
"Yes." Bai Chen nodded earnestly.
Hearing that, Gu Yun suddenly felt a little happy. He trusted Bai Chen. "All right. Once I get back, I'll ask him myself."
"Are you going alone this time? Does Brother Li know?"
Gu Yun didn't answer, silently confirming it.
Then he chuckled and waved a hand, looking thoroughly dismissive. "I'm not telling him this soon. If I do, he'll definitely insist that I take him along. He's so annoying. He'd just get in my way. I'm going alone, and don't you tell him either."
"What if he finds out?" Bai Chen asked seriously.
"He won't