Your man has another man

Feng Yan? A cheating scumbag?

Tao Zhiyan thought about how Feng Yan had treated Bai Ruan just now. He had been so gentle and attentive, even rolling up Bai Ruan's sleeves for him.

With how considerate he was, Tao Zhiyan figured even he himself was more likely to be a scumbag than Feng Yan!

Had there been some mistake?

"I'm done washing my hands!" Bai Ruan ran out of the bathroom.

"Come here." Feng Yan beckoned to Bai Ruan with a smile. "Let me check whether you washed them properly."

"Bro, what are you talking about?" Despite his complaints, Bai Ruan obediently ran over and held up his hands for the man to inspect. "How old do you think I am? How could I not know how to wash my hands?"

As Bai Ruan ran, a line of text appeared above his head, swaying with his movements: [A little stand-in left battered and bruised by a scumbag.]

A little stand-in.

Tao Zhiyan clutched his chest.

Fine, fine, fine. One second I'm shipping them, and the next my ship goes up in flames.

I wondered why my corpse was so stiff. Turns out I'm dead.

The black text on a white background had exposed the scumbag beyond any doubt.

Yet Tao Zhiyan still found it hard to believe.

He stood beside the table, looking at Feng Yan like he was catching a cheater in the act, determined to see exactly what made him such a scumbag.

Feng Yan peeled shrimp for Bai Ruan as he listened to him talk.

His cheeks stuffed full, Bai Ruan looked at Feng Yan and bragged, "The results are out for that college competition I entered! Guess what place I got?"

Judging by Bai Ruan's excitement, he must have ranked pretty high.

Feng Yan chuckled, stopped what he was doing, and pretended to think before saying in an exaggerated tone, "That competition sounds pretty tough. Even students from Qing University and Emperor University entered."

"Exactly!" Bai Ruan ate this right up, nodding. "The other contestants were all amazing!"

Feng Yan pretended to think for another few seconds. "But our Ruan is so talented, there's no way he wouldn't place."

Bai Ruan bobbed his head smugly. "Of course."

"Tenth?"

"Wrong! Guess again!"

"Then fifth?"

Bai Ruan swallowed the shrimp in his mouth. "Guess higher! I'm really good!"

Smiling, Feng Yan wiped Bai Ruan's mouth and looked at him with eyes full of affection. "Fifth is already amazing. Don't tell me you made the top three?"

Bai Ruan was practically bursting with pride as he finally revealed the answer. "First!"

Feng Yan widened his eyes slightly, putting on a look of surprise. "You're that good?"

"Of course! I told you I was really good!"

"..."

"..."

Throughout their exchange, Feng Yan acted like he was coaxing a child.

His tone, his gaze, his choice of words, and the way he listened so attentively made him the very model of a doting, paternal boyfriend.

Tao Zhiyan really couldn't see what made Feng Yan a scumbag.

Bzz, bzz-

The phone on Feng Yan's table suddenly buzzed, and Tao Zhiyan immediately looked over.

Hearing it, the man also lowered his gaze to the screen, a trace of darkness flickering through his eyes.

Tao Zhiyan caught it keenly.

"What's wrong?" Bai Ruan seemed puzzled when Feng Yan didn't answer right away.

"Nothing." That odd look quickly vanished. With a faint smile, Feng Yan ruffled Bai Ruan's hair and answered the call right in front of him.

His side of the conversation sounded perfectly normal too. He only replied with a few flat "Mm," "Okay," and "Got it." There was no flirting; it sounded more like business.

So why had Feng Yan hesitated before answering?

After Feng Yan hung up, Tao Zhiyan instinctively rose onto his toes and leaned closer, hoping to see who had called.

A large shadow suddenly fell over Feng Yan, and he looked up in surprise.

"..." Caught snooping, Tao Zhiyan blinked rapidly several times.

"What are you doing?" Feng Yan asked, baffled.

Tao Zhiyan stammered, unsure how to answer. His eyes darted around before landing on the plate, and he said awkwardly, "...It's just, those shrimp look pretty red."

Feng Yan didn't understand, but he respected it. He asked tentatively, "Then... would you like to take them?"

"No, no, no." Tao Zhiyan waved his hands and returned to his spot. "You eat them. I'm just looking."

Feng Yan gave Tao Zhiyan a puzzled once-over, feeling that he was acting a little strange.

But Tao Zhiyan was none of his business, so he turned away without giving him any further attention.

Only then did Tao Zhiyan finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In the instant he had leaned over, he had indeed seen the caller's saved name. It was just one character-Luo.

The person had made a voice call through a social app, then sent Feng Yan a message after hanging up: "Waiting for you~"

The words were rather suggestive, leaving plenty to the imagination.

Tao Zhiyan glared at Feng Yan.

He really is a scumbag! You've got a boyfriend, and you're still flirting with someone else? Have you no shame?

Then he looked at Bai Ruan and sighed.

Oh, my poor baby, completely in the dark. Clueless little thing, sob...

Feng Yan put his phone on silent, and no one interrupted the rest of their dinner.

After dinner, Feng Yan took Bai Ruan back to his room to sleep.

Feng Yan claimed it was to get over his jet lag, but Tao Zhiyan knew he wanted to lull Bai Ruan to sleep before going out to get a hotel room with his ex-boyfriend.

How could anyone be this despicable?

And such a convincing actor!

Tao Zhiyan was furious, but he had no one to vent to. After some thought, he went back to tormenting his social feed.

[Anonymous: How can a scumbag put on such a convincing act? Seriously?

You already have your one true love, yet you still find a stand-in. Who exactly are you putting on this devoted-lover act for?

Yes, I mean the second young master of the family I work for! I thought he was such a pure-hearted, faithful lover, but then he turned right around and went to get a room with his ex!

Does anyone have a friend with Luo in his name? Give him a heads-up: your boyfriend has another boyfriend!

Hurry up and get exposed, you rotten scumbag! [Bear flipping a table.jpg]]

Tao Zhiyan hit send, feeling a little better after venting.

When he refreshed the page, a few replies had appeared.

[Anonymous: Exactly. I seriously don't understand why domineering CEOs all love finding stand-ins.]

[Anonymous: I had the honor of being a stand-in once. He gave me thirty million when we broke up, and I took the money and ran. Then six months later, a mutual friend told me my ex was going crazy looking for me. Lmao.]

[Anonymous: ...? I have Luo in my name? Second young master? My boyfriend is the second son... Surely it can't be that much of a coincidence?]

Tao Zhiyan raised an eyebrow at that reply. He was just about to respond when he heard a bang from the kitchen, as though something had fallen to the floor.

Distracted by the noise, Tao Zhiyan ran into the kitchen and saw Feng Yan standing inside.

The man was fully dressed, with broken glass at his feet and milky-white milk spilled all over the floor.

"Oh, second young master," Tao Zhiyan said quickly. "Are you hurt? Did you cut yourself anywhere?"

"I'm fine." Feng Yan didn't seem particularly concerned.

Tao Zhiyan bent down to pick up the broken glass. "Just call me if you need milk warmed up."

"Okay. It's just that Ruanruan is used to having a glass before bed."

Tao Zhiyan nearly rolled his eyes into the heavens. You rotten scumbag. You've played the devoted lover so long you're starting to believe it yourself!

Feng Yan picked up the other glass of milk on the counter. As he was leaving, he seemed to suddenly remember something. "Something's coming up at the company later. I'll have to go out."

Then he adjusted his wording slightly. "If Ruanruan wakes up, explain it to him for me. Preferably, keep him from calling me."

Still picking up the shards, Tao Zhiyan took a deep breath, raised his head, and smiled politely. "Of. Course."

Feng Yan gave a hum of acknowledgment, then turned and went upstairs.

"Preferably, keep him from calling me~"

"You rotten scumbag. You're afraid he'll interrupt your hookup!" Tao Zhiyan hurled the broken glass into the trash. As the shards landed, he suddenly spotted an instruction leaflet inside.

"?"

Tao Zhiyan picked up the leaflet and examined it. It was a medication leaflet-alprazolam.

A sleeping pill.

Tao Zhiyan paused. No one in the house used sleeping pills, did they?

Thinking of that glass of milk, he suddenly snapped to his senses.

Fuck, did Feng Yan put sleeping pills in Bai Ruan's milk because he was afraid he'd wake up too early? Doesn't he know taking that stuff carelessly can kill someone?

Tao Zhiyan had originally thought Feng Yan was merely a scumbag, but this went beyond that. He was downright evil, willing to do anything to get what he wanted!

Tao Zhiyan scrunched up his face and thought hard.

Was there any way to expose him?

No, not just expose him. Make him regret it for the rest of his life!