Butler Tao Might Not Be a Bad Choice Either

Bai Ruan seemed startled. He struggled, but couldn't break free.

"Feng Yan! Let go-"

"Bai Ruan, haven't you caused enough trouble?" Feng Yan pressed his lips into a thin line, looking furious. "I'm telling you, there's a limit to my patience!"

Feng Yan's voice was so loud that the students around them stopped in their tracks.

Bai Ruan was something of an academic legend at the university. He had won more awards than he could count and had been a fixture on the campus confession page ever since he enrolled. Even students outside the mathematics department recognized him.

Holy shit, isn't that the legendary Bai...?

What's the gossip? What's the gossip? What's the gossip?

The students abandoned their meals, exchanging excited, curious glances.

Gossip about Bai himself...!

"Young man, you..." The professor looked at Feng Yan, finding him somewhat familiar. "Aren't you Bai Ruan's boyfriend?"

Boyfriend!

Holy shit!

The students drew sharp breaths.

Bai likes men!?

"Heh." Feng Yan suddenly laughed and looked at the professor. "So you know Bai Ruan has a boyfriend?"

The professor frowned slightly, uncomfortable with Feng Yan's tone. "Young man, mind your language."

"Mind what?" Feng Yan looked the professor up and down and smiled. "You look like you're in your forties or fifties. Can you even get it up anymore? Must be miserable, being old enough to want it but not manage it."

Feng Yan was tall. He lowered his head slightly, his lips curving into a bland smile, his eyes full of mockery.

He always wore that smiling expression, but there was never a trace of sincerity in it. His air of superiority was irritating to watch.

Nobody there was stupid. They all understood what Feng Yan was implying.

Even Bai Ruan, who rarely got angry, lost his temper. "Feng Yan, if you're angry, take it out on me. Is it appropriate to say... say things like that in front of all these people?"

"Ruan." Feng Yan turned to Bai Ruan and stroked his hair affectionately. "How could I get angry with you? I can hardly love you enough."

"I know you don't understand me, but would I ever hurt you?" Feng Yan turned back to the professor, still smiling. "Professor, at your stage in life, it's understandable that you'd want a few students to play around with."

"But our Bai Ruan is off-limits. I'm not into being cuckolded at the moment, and I don't do threesomes."

"Three... threesomes?" The professor drew a deep breath, his face alternating between red and white.

The professor came from a scholarly family, with generations of teachers behind him. He was fifty-five this year and had spent his whole life educating students. Nobody had ever pointed at him and spoken to him like this.

"You..." His blood pressure shot up, and he struggled to breathe. He pointed at Feng Yan for a long moment before finally forcing out, "How dare you!"

The students' expressions shifted at those words.

Holy shit, what does that mean?

Bai is having an affair with his professor? And his boyfriend caught them???

Help, this is way too juicy!

"Professor, you're the one who's out of line," Feng Yan continued. "Our Bai Ruan likes men, sure, but you... heh, don't flatter yourself."

"Still... if you really want to play with someone else's wife, I could ask around for you?"

Tao Zhiyan watched the professor's balding head gradually change color. If he didn't help the little old man soon, he would probably overheat.

Tao Zhiyan withdrew from the crowd and moved farther away, asking quietly through his earpiece, "Can you cry?"

Bai Ruan: "."

Could he ever.

"Start crying now. Say, 'Feng Yan, you're suffocating me. You're too possessive.'" Tao Zhiyan considered his wording, then added, "'All I did was call my professor to ask about a problem, and you punished me for it. I'm really scared.'"

Bai Ruan burst into tears on command, without the slightest hesitation.

Through his tears, he repeated the words Tao Zhiyan had just taught him. With those tears streaming down his face, he looked utterly pitiful.

The students understood as soon as they heard that.

Shit! No threesome! His boyfriend is just way too controlling!!

Fuck, that scared me. I thought City University was about to start trending...

Tao Zhiyan continued, "Break up with him."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Bai Ruan, sobbing uncontrollably, told Feng Yan through reddened eyes that he wanted to break up.

"What?" Feng Yan thought he had misheard.

"I said, I want to break up with-mmph!"

Feng Yan finally failed to maintain that smiling face. He grabbed Bai Ruan by the collar, slammed him against the wall, and sealed his mouth with a kiss, stopping him from saying anything else.

Everyone's eyes widened.

That intense?

"Let... let g-mmph!" Bai Ruan struggled several times, pushing at the man's shoulders, but Feng Yan didn't budge.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded.

Holy shit, a full-on make-out session in public...

And he's forcing it on him...

With all these people watching, and my professor right here, Feng Yan actually...

Tears of humiliation slipped down Bai Ruan's face.

Feng Yan caught his flailing hands and forced his chin up and his mouth open, deepening the kiss.

"Mmph... mm!"

Tao Zhiyan seized the moment and instructed him, "Bite his lip now, stomp on his foot, then run!"

Butler Tao's voice brought Bai Ruan back to his senses. He immediately did as Tao Zhiyan instructed.

Feng Yan clearly hadn't expected Bai Ruan to bite him. A sharp pain pierced his lip, making him hiss, and then Bai Ruan stomped on his foot.

Bai Ruan found the strength from somewhere to shove him away, then turned and ran.

It all happened so quickly that Feng Yan didn't even have time to react.

By the time he looked up again, Bai Ruan was gone.

"..."

Fuck!

Feng Yan clenched both fists, his knuckles turning white. His breathing came fast, like a beast ready to lash out at any moment.

He stared in the direction Bai Ruan had fled, his brows tightly furrowed, struggling to calm down.

He wanted to chase after him right now, lock Bai Ruan in a room forever, make him kneel at his feet and submit to him for all eternity...

Bai Ruan's behavior, along with the message he had unsent last night: I can't accept this.

Bai Ruan definitely still liked him.

Having worked that out, Feng Yan briefly closed his eyes and steadied himself.

He refused to believe Bai Ruan could simply walk away like this.

Besides, it wasn't as if Bai Ruan was the only one Feng Yan could have. Countless people wanted to climb into his bed.

Fuck it. Let's see how long Bai Ruan can hold out!

Feng Yan seemed to be looking for something entertaining to numb himself with, spending the day partying with his disreputable friends.

That evening, they went to bet on car races. Luxury cars, beautiful women, roaring engines, and a foul atmosphere surrounded them, while garish lights made it hard to keep their eyes open.

"Hey, Yan." One of the men stared at Tao Zhiyan, who was sitting in a corner, and licked his lips. "Haven't seen you bring this little beauty around before."

Feng Yan lit a cigarette and glanced over. "Our butler."

"Oh?" The man rubbed his chin. "A butler that pretty? Nice. Have you had a go at him?"

Feng Yan glanced at the man. He had always maintained the image of a good man in front of Bai Ruan. Even his meetings with his lovers had to happen behind Bai Ruan's back. How could he possibly fool around with the butler?

The man stared at Tao Zhiyan for a long time, with only one word in his mind: Beautiful.

That face, that body, that air about him. Incredible!

Setting down his glass, the man beckoned to Tao Zhiyan. "Little butler, come here."

Tao Zhiyan turned at the sound of his voice. Assuming the man needed something, he stood and walked over.

"Come on, which car do you think will win?" The man poured Tao Zhiyan a drink.

Tao Zhiyan frowned and didn't move.

"What is it?" The man gave him a teasing smile. "Go ahead and say it. I'll put up the money."

Seeing the man's interest in Tao Zhiyan, Feng Yan chuckled and looked at him. "Why are you just standing there, Butler Tao? Mr. Ren is doing you a favor, and you're turning him down?"

Feng Yan flicked the ash off his cigarette. "Show him a good time, and maybe you won't have to be a butler anymore."

Mr. Ren's gaze was blatant. "Play along, and I'll give you anything you want."

Tao Zhiyan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Mr. Ren stood and approached Tao Zhiyan with a smile, touching the glass to his lips. "Have a sip?"

Tao Zhiyan turned his head away in disgust.

"Not drinking?"

Mr. Ren reached to tilt Tao Zhiyan's chin up, but Tao Zhiyan dodged him.

Everyone nearby who saw it laughed.

Mr. Ren withdrew his hand. "Quite a temper you've got."

"A temper's good." Mr. Ren's expression suddenly changed, and he flung the drink straight into Tao Zhiyan's face. "Who the hell do you think you are? What's with the holier-than-thou act?"

"You fucking ungrateful little shit!"

Tao Zhiyan's face turned to one side.

The golden liquid dripped down Tao Zhiyan's pale skin, running over his brows and eyes and coating his lips.

The smell of alcohol hit him, unpleasant and overpowering.

Tao Zhiyan scrunched up his face, parted his rosy lips, and drew a breath.

The liquid made the beauty look even more alluring. His meticulously neat clothes were soaked too, lending him a different kind of appeal.

Feng Yan's gaze stilled.

Suddenly, he thought Butler Tao might not be a bad choice either.