As night deepened, Xie Lin finished his shower and lay in bed, holding his phone as he chatted with Wu Xinyou.
Just as their conversation was getting lively, a video call from Lu Ye suddenly popped up.
"What? Jeez-are you trying to scare me to death?"
A mouth filled the screen, startling Xie Lin so badly he nearly threw his phone.
"See that? You bit me."
"...So what if I bit you? Come beat me to death, then."
"..."
Lu Ye propped his phone on the desk, rested his chin in one hand, and laughed until his whole body shook.
"Babe, you're getting meaner and meaner to me."
Xie Lin rolled his eyes.
"You deserve it. Did you need something? If not, stop interrupting my chat."
"Who are you chatting with? Who could be more important than me?"
Lu Ye gritted his teeth in anger.
"Just you wait. I'm getting dressed and coming over right now."
"Don't you dare!"
"Try me."
Seeing that he really was about to get dressed, Xie Lin immediately stopped him.
"I'm chatting with Youyou. You're going to police that too?"
"Oh, him."
Lu Ye's eyes curved in satisfaction.
"Are you free tomorrow?"
"No."
"My dad and my father want to invite you to dinner. No one else, just us two and Lu Zhenzhen."
Xie Lin immediately grew a little nervous.
"I have a cameo to film tomorrow. It'll probably be pretty late by the time I finish."
"That's fine. They're busy during the day too. I'll pick you up later."
"...All right."
Lu Ye chuckled.
"Don't be nervous. My dad really likes you. He's been clamoring to meet you for ages."
Rustling came from the other end as Lu Ye rolled onto his side in bed, as though they were under the same roof, facing