Qin Yu's expression stiffened a little. "Uh, right, just an ordinary friend. We ran into each other and happened to leave campus together."
"Would you like to invite him over?"
Qin Yu straightened up and laughed. "Nah, he has plans tonight. Maybe next time."
He seemed reluctant to reveal much about the boy and quickly changed the subject. "Are you going back to Liangwan tonight, big brother?"
"Yes. I'll have dinner with you."
Qin Yuheng rarely spent time with his family. He was rather aloof and poor at expressing himself, so all he could think to do was make time, whenever he was free, to return to Liangwan and have dinner with his younger brother.
But Qin Yu clearly didn't see it that way. He was always afraid Qin Yuheng would find out he'd done something wrong and seize any opportunity to lecture him.
He spent dinner on pins and needles, and the servants around them were a little on edge too.
They were all afraid of him.
Qin Yuheng didn't mind.
Or perhaps he was simply used to it.
After dinner, Qin Yuheng set down his chopsticks, wiped his hands with a napkin, and asked, "Are you dating anyone?"
Guiltily, Qin Yu said, "No, not yet."
"Is there anyone you like?"
Terrified that Qin Yuheng had noticed something, Qin Yu said, "Not yet. You're not in a hurry, so neither am I. Besides, the girls around me are nothing special. Every one of them is so shallow."
Qin Yuheng's tone cooled slightly. "I've told you before, you shouldn't disparage others based on your personal likes and dislikes."
Qin Yu's real intention had been to mention "girls," hoping it might help conceal his sexual orientation. But his brother seemed to have missed the point and had started picking apart his