Had he used him and cast him aside?
He hadn't.
Some things were impossible to say even when drunk. Xie Yanci shook his head gently, his gaze dimming a little.
He pressed his lips together and said nothing.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and caught Xu Shi's restless little hand, holding it tightly in his palm.
Searing warmth passed through his fingertips, and Xu Shi jumped at the sudden movement.
"Let go!" Xu Shi instinctively tried to shake him off. "Someone will see."
"They won't. They won't," Xie Yanci murmured.
Still reluctant to release Xu Shi's hand, he rubbed it firmly a few times, then hid their clasped hands between them.
"..."
Neither spoke or made any further movements.
Their fingers intertwined, the searing warmth making their hearts race.
Especially under everyone's noses, it was as thrilling as having an affair.
A rare moment of tenderness.
The warmth at their fingertips let them clearly feel each other's presence.
Xu Shi knew how rare this chance to reunite was, and how rare it was to feel Xie Yanci truly beside him.
He didn't want to let go either.
He held Xie Yanci's hand tightly, his restless fingertips roaming over his palm.
"Xie Yanci!"
The door to the private dining room suddenly opened, and Song Zhixing made a dazzling entrance with two bottles of red wine.
His gaze went straight to the two sitting close together in the corner.
"!"
Startled, Xu Shi instinctively shook off Xie Yanci's hand.
"President Song still doesn't know his own best friend stole his boyfriend, does he?"
"So President Xie is that kind of person."
"How did he get two big-shot presidents to fall for him at once? Teach me."
Hearing those baffling comments, Song Zhixing frowned slightly and walked over at an unhurried pace.
He