"What scripts?" Yun Chuan asked, his voice quiet.
"White Moonlight roles, fox demons, that sort of thing." Yu Xiuyuan grinned carelessly. "All the usual tropes."
Yun Chuan turned to look at the mountain mist outside the window. His right hand rested on his knee, clenched into a fist.
"Did you agree?" Yun Chuan asked, his voice level.
Yu Xiuyuan's eyes widened slightly as he looked at Yun Chuan in confusion.
"Of course not!"
Surely he didn't want to see me in women's clothes too?
Probably not, right?
That wouldn't fit his image.
Yun Chuan unclenched his fist and slowly let out a breath.
"Good. You don't need those gimmicks."
Yu Xiuyuan silently scolded himself. That was petty of me.
Seeing him obediently lower his head made Yun Chuan's heart flutter.
His gaze fell on the insulated cup.
"Have you finished the coffee?"
"There's still some left. Why?"
"Pass it here. I'll have a sip too."
Yun Chuan tossed out that casual remark, leaving Yu Xiuyuan stunned for the entire night.
"You want some?"
Did I hear that wrong?
Yun Chuan suppressed the smile tugging at his lips and gave Yu Xiuyuan a look of feigned confusion.
"Am I not allowed?"
"But I've already drunk from it." Yu Xiuyuan's eyes went wide.
Yu Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows, his gaze slowly drifting to Yu Xiuyuan's lips.
"Have you forgotten... I've eaten your leftovers before?"
His tone was full of teasing, yet his expression was perfectly composed.
It left Yu Xiuyuan wondering whether he was being too fussy.
Yun Chuan held out his hand and beckoned with his long fingers.
Yu Xiuyuan had no idea what came over him. His hand moved faster than his brain, dutifully passing the coffee over.
Yun Chuan took the cup and looked up at Yu Xiuyuan as