"Speaking of that, I've always wanted to ask-when did you start liking me?" Lin Jingchen suddenly took Bai Chen's hand, glancing at some of the men and women watching him from behind, as though staking his claim.
Who Bai Chen belonged to, and who he belonged to in return.
"You can't laugh at me if I tell you. Actually, I was attracted to your looks right from the start. You have that mature masculine charm. I wanted to become someone like you myself, so at first, it was admiration." Embarrassed, Bai Chen shared his first impression of him, but it was the truth.
After all, his breath hadn't caught for even a moment when he first saw Gu Yun. He had only thought that Gu Yun was good-looking, beautiful. But Lin Jingchen was different.
Lin Jingchen's charm had been honed by time and experience in the wider world.
Lin Jingchen was rather pleased to hear how highly Bai Chen had thought of him when they first met, especially since their first proper meeting had been quite a mess.
After a while, it was their turn at the ring toss.
Lin Jingchen gave Bai Chen a few rings.
Before they started, the stall owner explained the rules. The rings had to land over the stands in front of the plush toys, but for the larger stuffed animals at the back, they had to go over their heads. Catching just one ear didn't count.
Bai Chen had his eye on a plush toy at the far end wearing a blue hat, something that looked like both a penguin and a cat. He thought it was rather cute.
That plush toy wasn't too far away, about five meters in front of them.
With a thunk, Bai Chen tossed one of the rings in