Pei Hang sighed, feeling rather helpless with him.
He paused, then continued, "Your third flaw: you don't like yourself enough."
Pei Hang wanted Qin Buran to like himself a little more.
He wanted Qin Buran to think about himself more, to be a little more selfish.
"Qin Buran," Pei Hang said, his voice low, "only when you start liking yourself will the world like you."
"You need to treat yourself better. Understand?"
Qin Buran pressed his lips together and looked away.
He was clearly unhappy, but Pei Hang was pleased instead. He pinched Qin Buran's cheek and said, "That's right. When you're unhappy, show it."
Qin Buran dodged his hand.
Pei Hang actually smiled.
Ever since Qin Buran had fallen ill, his reactions had been a little slow. Sometimes Pei Hang had to repeat something several times when talking to him.
It had been ages since he'd seen Qin Buran act petulant with him like this.
Xiao Chen was a little speechless and couldn't resist teasing him. "Hang, I never knew you were a masochist."
"Qin gives you attitude, and you're grinning like that."
Pei Hang nodded. "That's right. But I'm not just a masochist. I'm a sadist too."
He raised his hand. "Want a look at this big old palm of mine?"
Xiao Chen waved him off. "The love is gone."
Pei Hang was rather halfhearted about the remaining flaws.
Too shy, did nothing but study, too obedient, too well-behaved, and so on. His criticisms lost their sting fast.
Once they finished that round, the second late-night session began.
The place instantly grew noisy, and the others headed down to the dance floor.
Only Pei Hang and Qin Buran remained on the couch.
The music was a little loud, so Pei Hang moved closer and asked Qin Buran, "Come