But seeing that Yu Nian looked upset, he added reassuringly, "Of course, I can't tar everyone with the same brush."
"Ahem, what if..." Bian Yan glanced at Qin Yuheng a short distance away. "What if Brother Yu really is madly in love with you and won't settle for anyone else?"
Yu Nian burst out laughing. Watching Bian Yan clumsily try to comfort him while still worrying about him, he was naturally touched.
He assured Bian Yan, "All right, I know what I'm doing. I'll keep checking him out. If he turns out to be unreliable, I'll just take a chunk of his money and run. It's not like I lose my head over love. I won't fall apart over it."
This time, Bian Yan caught on. "So your starting assumption is that you'll get together with him first?"
Yu Nian felt guilty. Since when did Bian Yan get so smart?
But he hadn't actually made up his mind. He had considered the problems Bian Yan mentioned, too. Such an obvious gulf between them could easily leave him disappointed.
Just like Qin Yu. Hadn't he treated him well at first, too? He had even said he only liked him, that he would come out to his family for him someday, and that they would stay together forever.
But what happened afterward?
He still couldn't swallow his pride in front of that group of friends.
And compared with Qin Yu's open, passionate affection, Qin Yuheng's feelings were gentler, quieter, and even more tormenting.
He was like a cunning hunter, slowly turning up the heat beneath him like a frog in warm water. By the time he noticed, he was nearly cooked and could no longer escape.
But thinking it over, there was really nothing surprising about it.
*How could Qin Yuheng possibly