After dinner, the night breeze carried a chill, finally clearing Xie Lin's muddled head considerably.
Lu Ye had gone to get the car, and Shen Qing'an's words kept echoing in his ears.
"A-Ye rescued a child somewhere. He looked about ten, and he was filthy, but those eyes were truly beautiful..."
"So I took it upon myself to give the child A-Ye's school badge. Otherwise, he wouldn't stop clutching A-Ye's clothes..."
"A-Ye couldn't stop thinking about that child. He said he'd marry him when he grew up, but before long, he forgot all about him..."
Xie Lin had spent the whole meal in a daze, and Lu Ye hadn't looked too happy either.
But he hadn't thought much of it, assuming Shen Qing'an's words had stirred up his fixation on Pretty Older Brother again.
It was laughable, really. With all his connections and resources, he still hadn't found out who that person was.
The car stopped at the entrance, but Xie Lin was still staring into space.
Watching him, Lu Ye felt jealousy welling up inside.
"Let's go."
Xie Lin climbed into the car like a wandering soul and lowered his head to fasten his seat belt.
"Wrong buckle."
"Huh?"
"You stuck it in my slot."
Xie Lin looked down and realized he'd put his seat belt into the buckle on the driver's side.
"Tsk, then just pull it out and put it in the right one."
Lu Ye pouted, so upset that the corners of his eyes reddened, but he still leaned over and buckled Xie Lin in properly.
"Back to your place, or..."
"My place."
"...Okay."
Lu Ye bit the soft flesh near his back molars and started the car in a huff.
Xie Lin's mind was filled with the past. He didn't even notice that neither of