At sunset, the seaside gradually turned a brilliant orange-red, the water shimmering as far as the eye could see.
Chu Xingye had been pacing nervously in the corridor outside the hotel rooms. Seeing that it was time, he finally took a deep breath, walked up to Jiang Xun's door, and knocked a few times with his knuckles.
After a short wait, someone opened the door from inside.
"Jiang Xun, come somewhere with me..." Chu Xingye raised his head as he spoke, but when he saw who stood before him, the rest of his words instantly lodged in his throat, leaving only astonishment.
He looked Fu Yanli up and down, then turned to check the room number. He hadn't come to the wrong place. This was indeed Jiang Xun's room.
Then why was his uncle here, and... shirtless?
That was right. Fu Yanli wore only a pair of black trousers, his upper body bare, revealing eight lean, sexy, smoothly defined abdominal muscles.
Chu Xingye couldn't help taking another couple of looks. Only after a long hesitation did he ask, "Uncle? Why are you here? Isn't this Jiang Xun's room?"
Before Fu Yanli could answer, Chu Xingye saw a slender figure emerge from inside.
Jiang Xun wore an oversized black shirt that didn't fit him, its sleeves loosely rolled to his elbows, along with knee-length casual shorts that exposed his fair, straight calves.
Chu Xingye frowned in even greater confusion, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Jiang Xun and his uncle as an absurd suspicion vaguely rose in his mind.
Watching Jiang Xun approach at an unhurried pace, Chu Xingye opened his mouth. "Jiang Xun, you..."
His voice abruptly cut off. His pupils trembled slightly, disbelief and shock appearing in his eyes.
The scene reflected in his dilated pupils was one