"Hi, you're Shen Yanci's friend, right? I'm Song Yunxing. I have a boyfriend, and this blind date wasn't my idea." Song Yunxing stood up and offered his hand. "Sorry for making you come all this way for nothing."
"Oh, don't say that! No need to be so polite!" Yue Hua cautiously shook his hand, then immediately withdrew his own.
"I'm Yue Hua, Shen Yanci's junior from the same school." Yue Hua awkwardly rubbed his head. "I wanted to turn down the blind date too, but my mom wouldn't let me. I didn't know I'd be meeting my brother's boyfriend. I'm really sorry."
Song Yunxing's ears flushed slightly. "...It's fine. I left in such a hurry last time that I never got to thank you."
Yue Hua was about to wave off his thanks when something occurred to him. His fingers anxiously picked at his trouser pocket. "How about treating me to a meal? I just finished filming my scenes for today, and I'm starving."
Song Yunxing looked a little surprised, but after a moment's hesitation, he nodded.
The food arrived soon afterward. The only sound in the quiet private room was their breathing.
Yet Yue Hua, sitting opposite him, wasn't wolfing down his food as he had expected. If anything, he seemed to have trouble getting it down.
"Did you need something from me?" The young man put down his knife and fork.
Yue Hua paused, a faint flush spreading up his neck.
"I actually wanted to ask you last time, but you ran off so fast that I didn't get a chance."
"I'm filming a crime drama right now. I play one of the male leads, an Alpha. The other male lead is a Beta, and you know him."
The young man blinked, motioning for him to continue.
"His