Tao Zhiyan thought it over carefully.
He hadn't done anything yesterday, so how on earth had Feng Ze figured out that he didn't want to see him?
He raised an eyebrow and muttered, "Was it that obvious?"
The wind was stronger by the river, and the water washed against the bank.
Feng Ze looked at Tao Zhiyan.
His coat was draped over Tao Zhiyan's shoulders, and Tao Zhiyan's hair was soaking wet. Droplets slid from the ends, leaving trails down his cheeks.
He was squinting now, one eyebrow raised, his face full of confusion.
Feng Ze held back a smile and said softly, "Very."
The intimacy between them was unfolding layer by layer, making it hard for the domineering CEOs sitting on the bank to ignore.
Was this how employers and their butlers talked these days?
Just asking, but were those two flirting?
The CEOs couldn't bear to watch.
"Butler Tao!"
"Are you two all right?" Lin Yimu first called from the bank, then hurried around to the stone steps and ran down. "Are you hurt?"
Tao Zhiyan shook his head. Seeing Lin Yimu approach, he instinctively glanced at Gu Shengzhou, who was leaning against the riverbank.
Lin Yimu paused, then followed Tao Zhiyan's gaze.
Gu Shengzhou had inhaled quite a bit of water and was still coughing nonstop.
He was already thin, and now he was coughing so hard his eyes had turned red. Soaked through, he looked utterly bedraggled.
Lin Yimu hesitated before asking Gu Shengzhou, "...Are you all right?"
Gu Shengzhou didn't look at Lin Yimu. His voice was frighteningly hoarse. "I'm fine."
Lin Yimu: "..."
His hand tightened slightly around the ring, an inexplicable feeling stirring inside him.
Lin Yimu wanted to say something but didn't know how to begin, so he simply stood there in